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It has been significantly rising because of changing sexual behaviour trends combined with known risk factors, like HPV virus and smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survival of patients with anal cancer depends on socioeconomic status

Advances in SCCA treatment have boosted survival and cure rates, but benefits are uneven among patients of disparate socioeconomic status.

12 Mar 2018 6:46 PM

HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection in the US and can cause cancer of the penis in men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Oral sex ups risk of cancer in men more than women

Scientists claim men are affected more due to their weaker immune systems.

12 Mar 2018 11:37 AM

Being sedentary is also associated with weight gain and greater body fat. (Photo: Pixabay)

Binge watching TV for hours may up cancer risk in men: study

It's interesting that only men who watched a lot of TV had an increased risk of bowel cancer, but not women.

11 Mar 2018 2:45 PM

Cancer, which occurs when cells multiply uncontrollably, affects around one in 20 elephants, compared to up to one in two humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes that make elephants resistant to cancer also found in humans

The study says that since all vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor, humans also have these anti-cancer genes.

10 Mar 2018 12:51 PM

Higher vitamin D levels were also associated with a lower (30-50 per cent) relative risk of liver cancer, and the association was more evident in men than in women. (Photo: Pixabay)

High levels of vitamin D may lower cancer risk, says study

While benefits of vitamin D on bone diseases are known, there is growing evidence it may benefit other chronic diseases, including cancers.

09 Mar 2018 8:11 AM

Vitamin D linked to lower risk of cancer: study

The risk of liver cancer dropped even more, by up to 50 percent, especially for men.

08 Mar 2018 1:19 PM

Dudeoir photos are much liked boudoir photos, the only difference is that these feature a dude. (Photo: Facebook/StephanieArnet)

Husband poses for hilarious “Dude-oir” shoot to cheer cancer-stricken wife, and the photos are

Well, it's true, laughter is the best medicine!

05 Mar 2018 7:21 PM

There is increasing evidence that the skin microbiome is an important element of human health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Good skin bacteria may help prevent cancer: study

This unique strain of skin bacteria produces a chemical that kills several types of cancer cells but does not harm normal cells.

04 Mar 2018 2:59 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotics influence cancer treatment efficacy

Here is what a new study has found.

04 Mar 2018 9:33 AM

Liver cancer: New method identifies splicing biomarkers

RNA message copied from information encoded in a gene is edited before it serves as blueprint to manufacture a specific protein is splicing

04 Mar 2018 9:20 AM

The benefit appears to be consistent regardless of a woman's body weight or whether she engages in other forms of exercise besides walking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular walking may protect against heart failure: study

Women walking at an average or fast pace showed a 26 and 38 percent lower risk of heart failure.

03 Mar 2018 1:14 PM

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study

Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.

03 Mar 2018 10:03 AM

He has undergone five operations, nine rounds of radiotherapy and two bouts of chemotherapy - but all have proved unsuccessful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man with terminal penis cancer may lose his manhood

25-year-old is left unable to have sex after waiting until a lump on the tip was the size of a grape before seeking medical help.

02 Mar 2018 7:03 PM

Those who regularly consumed at least two, one-ounce servings of nuts each week demonstrated a 42% improvement in disease-free survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating almonds, walnuts may help fight colon cancer: study

The results highlight the importance of emphasising dietary and life-style factors in colon cancer survivorship.

01 Mar 2018 3:47 PM

Metal detection tech helps with studying cancer

Creating highly detailed copies of tumours may help researchers develop more precise treatment plans for individual patients.

01 Mar 2018 11:00 AM

To sustain their unrestrained growth, cancer cells rely on increased protein synthesis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daffodil extract may help fight cancer: study

Haemanthamine also inhibits the production of these nanomachines in the nucleolus (the “ribosome factory”).

28 Feb 2018 6:38 PM

Many women fear and misunderstand breast cancer radiation

Depending on the type and dose of radiation, long-term side effects may include nerve pain, heart damage, and lung problems.

27 Feb 2018 7:16 PM

Lilly breast cancer drug wins expanded US approval

The expanded approval was based on a late-stage study.

27 Feb 2018 6:56 PM

In the study published in the journal Science, researchers treated the lab-grown 'mini tumours' with a range of drugs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mini tumours created in lab to battle cancer

Approach found a drug that had a chance of shrinking a patient's tumour in almost nine in 10 cases.

27 Feb 2018 10:03 AM

Adding hope to health messages may motivate better behaviours: study

Fear and hope may work together to create more persuasive messages

25 Feb 2018 1:40 PM

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