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Do moisturisers cause skin cancer?1 comment

Ed Yong wrote 6 days ago: Could the cosmetic products we use be harming our health in any way? A while back, Henry neatly deb … more →

Tags: Cancer in the news, Environmental chemicals & pollution, skin cancer, Sun & UV

Do mobile phones cause cancer?6 comments

Ed Yong wrote 3 weeks ago: Mobile phones hit the headlines again this week as a US cancer researcher recommended that staff sho … more →

Tags: Cancer in the news, Cancer myths

Broccoli – the latest cancer-fighting "superfood"?5 comments

Kat Arney wrote 1 month ago: Nothing excites health journalists (and their readers) more than a story about the latest “superfo … more →

Tags: Cancer in the news, Cancer myths, cancer prevention, Cancer Research UK-funded research, Diet, Health & Lifestyle, Scientific Papers

No, red wine doesn’t prevent breast cancer5 comments

Ed Yong wrote 1 month ago: Apparently, we can all relax. According to the Daily Telegraph, “A glass of red wine a day could h … more →

Tags: Alcohol, breast, Cancer in the news, Cancer myths, Health & Lifestyle

What’s really causing childhood leukaemia?

Kat Arney wrote 1 month ago: Few issues are as emotive as that of childhood cancer. It affects around 1,500 children under the a … more →

Tags: Cancer in the news, Cancer myths, Childhood, Scientific Papers, leukaemia

A valuable ASSIST - getting teenagers to put each other off smoking4 comments

Ed Yong wrote 3 months ago: Peer pressure is the bane of a parent’s life. Anyone who has children, or indeed works with them, … more →

Tags: cancer prevention, smoking, health, Smoking prevention, Tobacco

Oh no they don't! More on mobile phones3 comments

Henry Scowcroft wrote 6 months ago: Ah, the humble mobile phone. Has humanity ever invented a more distrusted technology? These little k … more →

Tags: Cancer myths, Scientific Papers

How does red meat increase bowel cancer risk?7 comments

Henry Scowcroft wrote 9 months ago: The WCRF report on diet and cancer last week made it clear that bowel cancer is more common amongst … more →

Tags: body weight, Bowel, Cancer Research UK-funded research, Diet, Health & Lifestyle, Meat

More on the 'obesity' thing

Henry Scowcroft wrote 9 months ago: After all the brouhaha about the Foresight report on obesity the previous week, last week saw anothe … more →

Tags: body weight, Cancer in the news, Diet, Health & Lifestyle, statistics


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