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Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries
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Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries

Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two…
Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues
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Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

Diet is already a key part of managing diseases like diabetes and hypertension, but new research adds to a growing…
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
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Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies

First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products…
Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official
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Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official

Egypt is one of the countries in which the number of cancer patients is expected to reach three times the…
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
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Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer

Bayer’s public relations headaches over its mammoth takeover of Monsanto intensified Tuesday, as a scandal about “watch lists” of pro-…
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial
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Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages to a couple that…
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
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Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO

Infants less than a year old should not be exposed to electronic screens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study
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Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study

Death rates from prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men — have stabilized or declined in dozens…
Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller contributed to US man’s cancer: jury
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Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller contributed to US man’s cancer: jury

The weedkiller Roundup was a “substantial factor” in the cancer of a US man who developed a lump in his…
Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study
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Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study

The death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the EU, researchers said Tuesday, although the…
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