WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
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WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/04-02-2020-who-outlines-steps-to-save-7-million-lives-from-cancer By WHO News release Geneva, Switzerland The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The…

Short-staffed NHS failing on bowel cancer detection in England
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Short-staffed NHS failing on bowel cancer detection in England

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/28/nhs-bowel-cancer-detection-england By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Lack of specialists means patients miss out on early diagnoses, charity says The NHS is failing to detect about 1,100 cases of bowel cancer a year in England because diagnostic services are so short-staffed, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK. The charity has said people’s…

Cervical cancer cases soaring among women in their late 20s
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Cervical cancer cases soaring among women in their late 20s

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/22/cervical-cancer-cases-soaring-among-women-late-20s/ By  Laura Donnelly, health editor Cervical cancer cases are soaring among women in their late 20s, even though the virus behind it has almost been eliminated in younger generations, new figures show. Health experts said poor take-up of smear tests among those aged between 25 and 29 has fuelled a…

Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’
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Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51182451 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been…

Healthy habits ‘deliver extra disease-free decade’
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Healthy habits ‘deliver extra disease-free decade’

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This article was taken from:  bbc.com/news/health-51036468 By BBC Health news Women can gain 10 and men seven years of life free of cancer, heart problems and type-2 diabetes from a healthy lifestyle, a study in the BMJ suggests. They must exercise regularly, drink in moderation only, have a healthy weight and good diet and not…