Why young and female patients don’t respond as well to cancer immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy — empowering a patient’s own immune system to clear away tumours on its…
Browsing: womens health
Quitting smoking is associated with reduced risk of bladder cancer in postmenopausal women
A large study of postmenopausal women indicated that quitting cigarette smoking was associated with significantly…
Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk…
Do men have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women?
Men seem to have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women despite receiving similar cancer treatments, according…
Women who take the pill protected from some cancers for up to thirty years
Women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected from some types of cancer…
Optimism may boost women’s longevity
By Honor Whiteman Is the glass half full or half empty? The answer to this question may…
Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030
Cancer will kill 5.5 million women—about the population of Denmark—per year by 2030, a near…
Cancer during pregnancy: Study suggests chemotherapy and radiotherapy safe for babies
Children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative…
My cancer patients don’t need bad science and self-blame, Mr Abetz
Source: Ranjana Srivastava – The Guardian. Image: Wikipedia. As an oncologist, I feel frustrated on behalf of…
New test predicts the risk of non-hereditary breast cancer
A simple blood test is currently in development that could help predict the likelihood of…