Drinking alcohol raises the risk of cancer by damaging DNA, scientists have discovered for the first time, leading health experts to call for people to […]
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Fear of talking about dying ‘leading to thousands of traumatic hospital deaths’
Thousands of cancer patients would prefer to die at home but are forced to suffer “traumatic” deaths in hospital, according to Macmillan. Taboos around talking […]
Read More →Adopting high fibre diet could dramatically cut risk of bowel cancer
Corn biscuits for breakfast; veggie dogs for lunch; okra, tomato and black-eyed peas for tea. It’s probably not a diet to tempt most Americans into […]
Read More →DNA map offers hope on cancer treatments
All patients will soon have their tumour’s DNA, its genetic code, sequenced, enabling doctors to ensure they give exactly the right drugs to keep the […]
Read More →Daily Aspirin blocks bowel cancer
A daily dose of aspirin should be given to people at high risk of bowel cancer, say scientists. Two pills a day for two years […]
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