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The dabbing experiments produced benzene - a known carcinogen (Photo: AFP)

Cannabis extract may put people at higher risk of cancer

The results of these studies clearly indicate that dabbing, while considered a form of vaporisation, may deliver toxins.

27 Sept 2017 8:25 PM IST

The research by evolutionary medicine professors in Switzerland and Australia is based on United Nations data charting average family size and disease incidence. (Photo: Pixabay)

People with more siblings, less likely to get cancer

Living in groups has been key to the survival of the human race for many reasons, many of which are obvious, many are...

12 Oct 2018 2:24 PM IST

In addition, women who lost 9 kg or more and gained some (but not all) of the weight back had a lower risk of breast cancer compared with those whose weight remained stable. (Photo: ANI)

Breast cancer risk reduced by sustained weight loss after 50

Sustained weight loss linked with reduced breast cancer risk: Study.

19 Dec 2019 11:22 AM IST

Women are prescribed hormones in combination because taking estrogen alone raises the risk of uterine cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Certain type of menopause hormones can pose risk of breast cancer

Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades.

14 Dec 2019 12:24 PM IST

The new research suggests that people who experience more closures of the airways during sleep and whose blood oxygen saturation levels drop below 90 per cent more frequently. (Photo: ANI)

Higher risk of cancer for women with sleep apnoea

Women with sleep apnoea more likely to have cancer than men.

22 May 2019 12:56 PM IST

Myrrah, 12, has just fought off a relapse of blood cancer at a New York centre using a new DNA therapy, inspiring her parents to fund a project in India, in alliance with an NGO Cankids Kidscan, for disadvantaged children.

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,...

9 March 2018 8:11 AM IST

Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why women reject preventive drugs for breast cancer

Researchers found that almost 29 per cent of women thought doctors prescribed too many medicines.

4 Dec 2018 2:31 PM IST

More research is needed to find out exactly how gum disease may promote cancer (Photo: AFP)

Cancer risk higher among women with gum disease

This study is the first to focus on gum disease's link to all cancers, and in an all-female population.

1 Aug 2017 6:18 PM IST

Those born in occupied countries had an eight percent increased risk of developing any cancer (Photo: AFP)

Holocaust survivors may face an increased risk of cancer

Cancer was diagnosed in 22 percent of those who were granted compensation for suffering persecution during the war.

11 July 2017 9:20 PM IST

The incision and time to heal may cause infections (Photo: AFP)

Here's why breast implants may cause cancer

The cancer affects cells around the implant, although the tumour growth is slow.

30 March 2017 4:23 PM IST

Those who lost weight later had lower risk (Photo: AFP)

Risk of cancer in adulthood higher among overweight boys

Overweight boys that lose weight and achieve a normal-weight status by young adulthood do not carry an increased risk of...

21 May 2017 7:36 PM IST

Walnuts are a winner among nuts, because unlike their siblings, they have a significant amount of essential omega-3 fatty acids (Photo: AFP)

A handful of nuts aids weight loss, prevents cancer

Nuts may help with appetite control, which can prevent weight gain or even help with weight loss.

12 March 2017 12:45 PM IST