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Ahmed ElbediwyThe Conversation |
Cancer death rates in the UK have hit a record low, but the picture is more complicated than the headline figure suggests.
Modern screening can create patients out of people who never needed treatment in the first place.
New research suggests cancer develops through detectable biological changes years before a tumour forms.
Copper peptides signal the body to build collagen and clear out damaged cells.
Scientists are discovering that old malaria drugs and other existing medicines might help prevent cancer from returning.
Pancreatic, brain, lung, stomach and oesophageal cancers have seen hardly any change in survival rate over the past 50 years.
A new study on animal protein and cancer risk has been widely interpreted as a green light for eating more meat. Not so fast, says expert.
How does your neck size increase your risk of serious disease? A intriguing proposition and one that is discussed here.
Mastectomy is proven to prevent cancer, so why is access uneven?
How food and drink are joining the fight against cancer.