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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 ...
New guidelines to improve chemotherapy safety
A new set of chemotherapy guidelines have been developed by a group of local cancer practitioners to improve ...
Pepper plant’s cancer-killing properties uncovered
Scientists have uncovered cancer-killing properties of a spicy Indian pepper plant …
Cervical cancer vaccine: What you need to know
Every year almost 8000 South African women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, the leading cause of deaths from ...
Promising breast cancer vaccine
Medical researchers are working on a new vaccine that could help early-stage breast cancer patients …
Friends help women survive breast cancer
Among women with invasive breast cancer, those with the most friends and family connections have a lower breast ...
Fat fuels cancer
Scientists have discovered how a shift to increased fat utilisation is linked to cancer cells spreading in the ...
