Cancer of the Ear
Cancer of the ear refers to malignancy of the ear or abnormal growth of cells in the ear; it can be benign or malignant. Cancer of the ear is a rare cancer – it usually begin as skin cancer on…
Category: Cancer Research
Can Living Next Door To An Electric Substation Give You Cancer?
The use of electricity has made our daily lives better. Almost everything is faster, easier and more convenient now. And very rarely do we stop doing things just because night has fallen. Total darkness is a thing of the past…
ORAL CANCERS CAN BE TACKLED BY ROBOTIC SURGERY
Cancer is well known as the rapid growth of uncontrollable cells that cause damage to the surrounding tissues. Oral cancer starts in the form of sores or tumors in the oral cavity that does not go away. That includes the…
Bowel Cancer In Australia To Rise 60% by 2035
A global study just published in the International Journal of Cancer on Wednesday forecasts that the death rates from rectal cancer will increase in Australia by almost 60 per cent in the next 16 years. The study showed a prediction…
Innovations in Cancer Research
Understanding and treating cancer is extremely difficult because no two cancers are alike. This is why there are innovations in cancer research to strive to study the history of more than one cancer patient and take into account the myriad…
Cleaning Chemicals & the Cancer Risk
Women with spic and span homes could be twice as likely to get breast cancer. A study found a potential link between the use of cleaning chemicals and breast cancer risk. We clean our house to keep it free from…
Invasive breast cancers missed in risk-based screening in women in their forties
Invasive breast cancers missed in risk-based screening in women in their forties Published: 2 December 2014 A study in the University of California, San Francisco shows that risk-based screening based on family history and breast density would miss a significant…
Breast Cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge launches cannabis-infused wine
Image from: www.cannabisculture.com Breast Cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge launches cannabis-infused wine Published: 10 October 2014 American rock singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer on October 2004. She is a long-time proponent of cannabis reform and having survived breast…
Prostate Cancer Risk Reduced by Having Sex with more than 20 Women
Prostate Cancer Risk Reduced by Having Sex with more than 20 Women Published: 29 October 2014 New research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology shows that men who have sex with more than 20 women during the course of their…
Cancers of Excess: Smoking, Drinking, Overeating and Sex
Balance is always a good thing. Ideally, in life, everything should all be in moderation but that can be a difficult thing especially with all the temptations we have around us. Too much of anything can make us unhealthy. The…