Blood test could detect 13 cancers
Cancer "marker" moleculesWithin 5 years, a simple blood test could detect certain cancers. This scientific project led by the Japanese ...
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Cancers: researchers find genetic similarities
© Ingram Publishing This discovery opens the way to more effective treatments: several cancers are genetically similar. Two studies, one ...
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Cancers: beware of a diet that is too high in calories
© ThinkstockNumerous studies have shown a definite link between obesity and aggressive cancers. Cancers linked to obesity are the breast ...
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Papillomavirus: fewer cancers in vaccinated women
© GettyImagesVaccination against human papillomavirus with the bivalent Cervarix vaccine was introduced in England on September 1, 2008: Routine vaccination ...
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Artificial intelligence to diagnose cancers of unknown origin
© shutterstockAbout 2% to 3% of cancers diagnosed each year in France are cancers "of unknown origin" or "of unknown ...
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Childhood cancers: a multitude of rare diseases
© iStockPhotosIn France, 1,700 children under 15 and 700 young people aged 15 to 18 are diagnosed with cancer every ...
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Obesity involved in the majority of cancers
Strong scientific evidence shows a link betweenobesity and some major types of cancer, mainly those related to the digestive organs ...
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A blood test that detects 20 cancers
© Getty ImagesCurrently, only one in two cancer patients can hope to be diagnosed with their disease before that it ...
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Oral cancers: detecting them early allows them to be treated in 75% of cases
© Getty Images"In France, we have an absolute lack of therapeutic education at the dental level", begins Doctor Edmond Binhas, ...
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Thyroid cancers: they are often overtreated
© Digital Vision New medical imaging techniques can diagnose thyroid cancers with extremely low mortality rates. Symptoms, often negligible, are ...
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Asbestos responsible for 2,200 cancers and 1,700 deaths each year
© iStockOccupational exposure to asbestos, a mineral used extensively in construction between 1960 and 1980 before it was banned in ...
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Lifestyle choices responsible for 4 out of 10 cancers
According to the Cancer Research Institute of Great Britain, 4 in 10 cancers are due to our lifestyle choices and ...
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Infographic: cancers we can really act on
© GettyImagesTo prevent cancer, we can act mainly on 3 factors:Food: we include in our menus foods that help prevent ...
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Breast prostheses responsible for certain rare cancers
© iStockPhotosIn the United States, women wearing breast implants have developed a rare form of cancer: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma ...
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Occupational health: find out about work-related cancers
The Association for Research on Cancer (ARC) and the FNATH, association of accident victims, publish a free information brochure on ...
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Cancers linked to the environment: fluctuating figures
These figures vary depending on whether we consider what is known with certainty or whether we attribute to the environment ...
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Immunotherapy: treatment reimbursed for 4 new cancers
© GettyImagesIt is a very expensive drug, but also very effective and much less heavy in terms of side effects ...
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Drinking water treatment: responsible for many cancers in Europe?
© GettyImagesTap water can be harmful to your health. Particularly because of the chemical treatments that make it drinkable. A ...
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Discovery of an immune cell capable of attacking several types of cancers
© GettyImagesIt is a unique cell type, never seen before. Or at least, from the point of view of its ...
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More bladder cancers in Marseille than elsewhere in France, what is happening?
© GettyImagesThe Regional Health Agency (ARS) of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region has published a study Wednesday July 10 which reveals an ...
Read morePapillomavirus: getting vaccinated would prevent 92% of cancers
© GettyImagesUS health officials recently said that getting vaccinated against the papillomavirus would prevent 92% of cancers linked to the ...
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Cancers: treatments adapted to our biological clock
This consideration would reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy. Researchers from Inserm and eight European teams tested two molecules: irinotecan, a ...
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Women go to court for cancers linked to breast prostheses
© Getty ImagesThe case of textured breast prostheses is now in the hands of justice. As reported France Info and ...
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A blood test to detect 8 cancers
© ThinsktockAn experimental blood test would detect 8 types of cancer early in 70% of cases, according to the results ...
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More tobacco-related cancers in certain departments
© ThinkstockIn the face of cancer, the French departments are not equal. This is what the new estimates of cancer ...
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Stomach cancers: a significant increase in those under 40
The United States, Canada, Colombia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, India and many other countries experience increased exposure to stomach ...
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Aspirin is said to reduce the risk of death from several cancers by 20%
It is a pain reliever that is part of our daily life and it can be effective for patients suffering ...
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4 out of 10 preventable cancers
© GettyImagesthe smoking and thealcohol are the two main causes of cancer in France, according to the new public health ...
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Cancers: flight personnel more at risk
© GettyImagesFlight attendants are at greater risk of thyroid, skin, and breast cancer, according to results of an Environmental Health ...
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Young people suffer from more obesity-related cancers than their elders
© Getty ImagesIn the United States, cancers linked to obesity are said to be on the increase and appear earlier ...
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