Cancer
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Are ‘morning people’ less likely to get breast cancer?
Speed Read Study finds that early risers are 40% less likely to develop the disease than night owls
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BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe reveals cancer diagnosis to listeners
Speed Read DJ says he will be ‘disappearing for a while’ to undergo treatment
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Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
Speed Read Screening and vaccination programmes mean that disease will be soon classed as rare
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Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to cancer breakthrough pair
Speed Read James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo awarded the prestigious prize for ‘exciting and groundbreaking’ work in immunotherapy
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Cancer podcast host Rachael Bland dies aged 40
Speed Read Family and BBC colleagues pay tribute to ‘truly heroic broadcaster’
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Who was Marie Curie?
In Depth Pioneering physicist and chemist voted most influential woman in history in BBC poll
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Do tattoo inks cause cancer?
Speed Read EU set to restrict levels of 4,000 chemicals in body art inks
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Fact check: do mobile phones cause cancer?
In Depth The Week looks at the conflicting evidence and asks whether a scientific consensus can be reached
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More than 220 sunburn cases in NI hospitals: how to protect your skin
In Depth The Week looks at the best tips to beat the heatwave and cut the cancer risk
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Can talcum powder give you cancer?
In Depth Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in ovarian cancer lawsuit
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Fact check: the truth about artificial sweeteners
In Depth Are synthetic sugar substitutes in our food and drinks safe? The Week looks at the research
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Why millennials will be unhealthier than their parents by middle age
Speed Read New report warns that work and housing worries facing younger generation may lead to ‘lifestyle-related diseases’
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Liquid biopsy: new cancer test ‘is holy grail’ of early detection
Speed Read Simple blood test may save countless lives by enabling diagnosis years before symptoms appear
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Ten ways to reduce the risk of cancer
Speed Read New report says obesity set to overtake smoking as leading global cause of the disease
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