58 h. ago Menopause treatment linked to longer survival in breast cancer patients

A study has found that estrogen creams may improve survival rates, despite previous fears they could stimulate cancer cell growth

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3 d. ago Cancer deaths decline significantly in last 50 years – but cases are on the rise

While cancer diagnoses continue to rise, the likelihood of dying has fallen significantly

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3 d. ago Cancer deaths drop by a fifth in 50 years – but cases are on the rise

While cancer diagnoses continue to rise, the likelihood of dying has fallen significantly

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4 d. ago Cancer research in ‘golden age’ as death rates drop – but cases are on the rise

“It is a time of both optimism and realism” said the head of Cancer Research UK

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4 d. ago UK cancer survival rate doubles since 1970s amid ‘golden age’, report says

Half of those diagnosed will now survive for 10 years or more after advances in diagnosis and treatmentThe proportion of people surviving cancer in the UK has doubled since the 1970s amid a “golden age” of progress in diagnosis and treatment, a report says.Half of those diagnosed will now survive for 10 years or more, up from 24%, according to the first study of 50 years of data on cancer mortality and cases. The rate of people dying from cancer has fallen by 23% since the 1970s, from 328 in every 100,000 people to 252. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cancer death rates down more than 20% in last 50 years but cases rising – report

Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago.

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5 d. ago Everyday foods may be slashing survival rates of deadly bowel cancer

Common foods in the modern diet may be slashing survival rates in patients with bowel cancer

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6 d. ago Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients

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8 d. ago Popular party combo linked to colon cancer in young people for the first time

A classic party combo may raise the risk of developing early-onset colorectal cancer by up to 39 percent, a new study in Clinical Colorectal Cancer from researchers in Germany found.

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8 d. ago Popular party combo linked to colon cancer in young people for first time

A classic party combo may raise the risk of developing early-onset colorectal cancer by up to 39 percent, a new study in Clinical Colorectal Cancer from researchers in Germany found.

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8 d. ago Classic party combo linked to exploding colon cancer rates in young people

A classic party combo may raise the risk of developing early-onset colorectal cancer by up to 39 percent, a new study in Clinical Colorectal Cancer from researchers in Germany found.

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1 week ago ‘Julie Christie is magnetic’: on the set of party girl classic Darling – in pictures

The Oscar-winning satire Darling, which starred Christie, Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey, was one of the defining British films of the 60s. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, StudioCanal is re-releasing it Continue reading...

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1 week ago Doctors sound alarm over link between cancer explosion and crisis Trump calls a hoax

A growing global crisis that President Donald Trump has long branded a hoax could be fueling growing rates and deaths from breast, ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers in 17 Middle Eastern countries.

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1 week ago It's the city that invented one of America's most iconic foods... now it's facing a cancer explosion

With cancer rates booming, many experts believe it's time to reconsider the foods we've long taken for granted.

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1 week ago Experts reveal parts of the body men and women are most likely to get skin cancer

A charity has warned that summer clothing choices fuel skin cancer risk – as projections suggest a surge in melanoma rates

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2 w. ago Biden's cancer 'unlikely to be cured' as survival rate plummets and treatment deadline given

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden's prostate cancer should act as a "wake up call for all men" a top doctor has warned in the aftermath of the former president's shock health annoucement

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2 w. ago What is the survival rate of Joe Biden’s ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer after high Gleason score

The former US president has been diagnosed with the disease that has spread to his bones.

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3 w. ago Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses

Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday.The Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St John Parish has long been associated with chronic air pollution issues and was the subject of a years-long Guardian reporting series examining the disproportionate cancer risk rates experienced by the majority-Black fence-line communities that surround the facility. Continue reading...

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