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Could tomatoes reduce our skin cancer risk?
Daily tomato consumption cut the development of skin cancer tumours by half in a mouse study, which means ...
How you can help people with leukaemia
Nonkululeko Malinga was pregnant when she was diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia. Doctors advised that she required a critical ...
4 Habits that could cause cancer
It takes just 21 days to form a habit - but it can take a lifetime to break ...
What to eat to stave off prostate cancer
Dining on curry and baked apples could play a role in staving off - or even preventing - ...
Red onions pack a cancer-fighting punch
Researchers have discovered that Ontario-grown red onions have the strongest cancer-fighting power…
The connection between cancer and sugar
In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found that some types of ...
Garlic – a cancer prevention superstar
With cancer cases on the rise each year, it’s important to equip yourself with the most effective cancer-fighting ...
Powerful new weapon in fight against cancer
Cancer patients can now benefit from a faster, more targeted treatment introduced at a leading oncology centre in ...
A glow stick that detects cancer
From rock concert glow sticks to the doctor’s office, researchers have devised a type of ‘glow stick’ that ...
Don’t be fooled by these health myths
If you think you’re immune, see if you can pick out the one truth among these health myths…
Global tobacco control treaty reduces smoking rates
The adoption of tobacco reduction measures around the world has led to a 2,5% reduction in global smoking ...
A big reason to eat broccoli
Research has discovered one of the underlying reasons why broccoli is so good for you. Here’s a hint, ...
The science of stopping cancer
Amazing – scientists have discovered that a chemical found in tumours may actually be used to help stop ...
Get your boys to check their balls – it could save their lives
Moms have an important role to play when it comes to keeping their boys safe from testicular cancer ...
New ways to treat cancer
Unlike chemotherapy, which poisons cancer cells, new immunotherapies for cancer boost the body’s own immune response to destroy ...
Love and laces defeating cancer
With World Cancer Day on 4 February, it’s the perfect time to start making cancer-fighting lifestyle changes and ...
Breast cancer: breast conservation vs mastectomy
Could breast conservation be better than mastectomy for some patients? Here’s what the latest research has found …
Study: Personalised disease risk information helps smokers quit
Offering a ‘stop smoking’ taster session and personalised disease risk doubles likelihood smokers will seek help to quit ...
How to support World Cancer Day
Since we are all affected by cancer in some way, find out what you can do to show ...
MRI scan reduces need for biopsy in prostate cancer patients
Giving men with suspected prostate cancer an MRI scan could improve diagnosis and save those who do not ...
