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New Chemotherapy ‘Backpack’ Attempts To Normalize Use Of Highly Toxic Cancer Treatments

The originators of a new wearable chemotherapy ‘backpack’ are promoting it by claiming it will allow people to receive the toxic treatment ‘in comfort’ in their own homes, or even while they ‘pop to the shops’.

Higher Vitamin A Intake Linked To Lower Risk Of Skin Cancer

New research has found that a higher intake of vitamin A is linked to a lower risk of squamous cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.

Patients And Carers In Kenya Call On Government To Declare Cancer A ‘National Disaster’

Patients and carers in Kenya are calling on the country’s government to declare cancer a ‘national disaster’.

Vitamin D In Combination With Other Synergistic Micronutrients Can Benefit Breast Cancer

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, and about one in eight are likely to develop it […]

Psychologists Say ‘War On Cancer’ Metaphors May Do More Harm Than Good

NEWS The use of war metaphors when referring to cancer may do more harm than good, say psychologists. COMMENT The so-called ‘War On Cancer’ is an […]

New Meta-Analysis Links Vitamin D Supplements To Lower Risk Of Death From Cancer

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a 16 percent lower risk of death from cancer, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Bayer Proposes Paying $8 Billion to Settle Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Claims

Pharmaceutical company Bayer is said to be proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

Breast Cancer: Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Risks ‘Bigger Than Thought’

The increased risk of breast cancer from menopausal hormone replacement therapy lasts more than a decade after treatment stops, a major report suggests.