E-cigarette smoke may cause DNA damage and cancer, scientists war

E-cigarette smoke may cause DNA damage and cancer, scientists war

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-30/e-cigarette-smoke-may-cause-dna-damage-and-cancer-study-finds/ By ITV News  Smoke from e-cigarettes damages DNA and can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, scientists have warned. The battery-driven devices, which deliver an instant nicotine “hit” without burning tobacco, have been widely promoted as a safer alternative to cigarettes. But findings from a new study suggest…

NHS urged to act more quickly to stop elderly patients going blind

NHS urged to act more quickly to stop elderly patients going blind

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/23/nhs-urged-act-quickly-stop-elderly-patients-going-blind/ By: Laura Donnelly, health editor  Thousands of elderly patients are being left at risk of blindness because the NHS is too slow to prescribe drugs which could save their sight, experts have warned. New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) today say patients suffering from age-related macular…

Breast cancer gene mutation ‘doesn’t affect survival’

Breast cancer gene mutation ‘doesn’t affect survival’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42648761 By Katie SilverHealth reporter, BBC News Young women treated for breast cancer who carry faulty BRCA genes are not less likely to survive than those without them, research suggests. A study of nearly 3,000 British women also found that a double mastectomy straight after being diagnosed with this type of…

£100 gene tests could identify men with three times the chance of deadly prostate cancer

£100 gene tests could identify men with three times the chance of deadly prostate cancer

ByDavid Crewe

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/10/100-gene-tests-could-identify-men-three-times-chance-deadly/ By  Laura Donnelly, health editor  New £100 tests could identify men with three times the average risk of developing deadly prostate cancer. Scientists have discovered 54 genetic markers which predispose men to suffering from the most aggressive form of the disease. The research, published in the BMJ, developed a prediction tool by analysing…

Only one in 10 Britons know alcohol causes cancer, survey finds

Only one in 10 Britons know alcohol causes cancer, survey finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/08/only-one-10-britons-know-alcohol-causes-cancer-survey-finds By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Cancer Research UK says scale of ignorance is worrying as findings also show backing for warning labels on bottles and cans Only one in 10 people know that alcohol causes cancer, according to findings that also show strong public backing for cans and bottles…