HEALTH > Hot topics

Cancer

All articles, blogs and galleries for Cancer

Alcohol increases risk of breast cancer

Postmenopausal women who consume one or two alcoholic drinks a day may be increasing their risk of developing a tumour.

Feature article about:CancerBreasts

Broccoli helps fight cancer

If you up your broccoli intake by just a few servings a week you'll be helping fight cancer.

Feature article about:CancerDiet and nutrition

Lip glosses increase risk of cancer

Experts say lip gloss makes UV rays hit harder, increasing the risk of skin cancer.

Feature article about:CancerBeauty

Friends can help you quit smoking

Sure-fire way to quit smoking for good; get your friends to quit too

Feature article about:CancerSmoking

Doctors warn about heartburn symptoms

Persistent heartburn, or acid reflux, can be a sign of something more serious such as oesophageal cancer and sufferers should see a doctor.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerheart disease

New clues for how cancer spreads

British scientists believe they have discovered the way cancer cells spread around the body, which could change how drugs are used to fight the disease.

Feature article about:Health newsCancer

Kiwi cancer experts dispute breast study

The introduction of mammograms has not reduced mortality rates at a population level, according to a UK study.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerbreast cancer

Boffins track secret life of cancer tumour

Researchers from Sydney and Glasgow have generated 3D images allowing them to monitor tumours growing and spreading in real-time.

Feature article about:Health newsCancer

Diet change lifts prostate cancer survival

A diet change can boosts survival rates in men with prostate cancer, a US study says.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerNutritionMen's health

'Take breast cancer drug for 10 years'

A new study says extending the duration a patient takes a breast cancer drug to 10 years will improve survival rates.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerbreast cancer

Michael Douglas denies sex-cancer link

Actor Michael Douglas' cancer was not caused by oral sex, says his spokesman, following a report where he seemed to make the link.

Feature article about:Health newsCancer

Michael Douglas blames oral sex for cancer

US actor Michael Douglas has revealed his throat cancer was caused by oral sex.

Feature article about:Health newsCancersexSexual healthSexually transmitted infections (STIs)Oral health

Teen dies after hiding embarrassing lump

A 16-year-old UK boy who was too embarrassed to tell anyone he found a lump in his testicle for eight months has died just two weeks after seeing a doctor.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerTeen healthMen's health

Screening finds 60 cancer sufferers

Early stage bowel cancer has been found in 60 people during the first year of a pilot bowel screening programme.

Feature article about:Health newsCancertony ryall

NZ prostate cancer treatment praised

A US professor says the way low-risk prostate cancer patients are treated in New Zealand maximises quality of life without compromising quantity of life.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerProstate

Student gives boost to cancer treatment

A Canadian high school student has improved an ineffective experimental cancer therapy with a simple tweak - pairing it with antibiotics.

Feature article about:Health newsCancer

Modified T cells used to rid girl of Leukaemia

Researchers say a new type of immune cell therapy has wiped out leukaemia in a young US girl by using her own modified T cells to fight the cancer.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerLeukaemia

Oesophageal cancer genetic code unravelled

US experts have unravelled the genetic code of oesophageal cancer cells, offering hope for new drugs for the increasingly frequent disease.

Feature article about:Health newsCancer

Processed meat increases heart disease risk

Before you tuck into bacon and eggs for brekkie or your ham sandwich for lunch, you might want to think about this study into almost half a million Europeans.

Feature article about:Health newsCancerheart diseaseMeat

Boy with cancer sent home from hospital 11 times

English doctors may have shortened the life of a five-year-old by sending him home from hospital 11 times and prescribing him with laxatives for constipation...

Feature article about:Health newsCancer