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The Latest Breaking News on Cancer

Family of Scots baby diagnosed with cancer at nine months old urge people to donate blood

Orla was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye, and will need six rounds of chemotherapy.

Daily Record

Beware the dangers of thirdhand smoking

Particles from cigarettes seep into hair, clothes, furniture and carpets

Wales Online

Smoking and other risk factors cause almost half of cancer deaths, study finds

Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors

The Guardian - UK

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Smoking and drinking alcohol cause almost half of all cancer deaths, study finds

Between 2010 and 2019, cancer deaths due to risk factors rose by 20.4% globally, increasing from 3.7 million to 4.45 million.

The Independent UK

Almost half of UK cancer deaths caused by risks like smoking and drinking

The national statistic is higher than the global average

Wales Online

Nearly half of cancer deaths due to risk factors like smoking and drinking

The cancer study looked at 34 risk factors and found UK cancer deaths to be above the global average.

Daily Record

Scots student diagnosed with inoperable rare brain tumour after months of headaches

Jordan Kearney was quickly diagnosed with with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM grade 4) after an appointment at the opticians.

Daily Record

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Young cancer patients swap the wards for the fairways at Sir Bobby Robson Foundation golf day

Fifteen young cancer patients and their families were special guests at a charity golf day in Gosforth

Chronicle Live

How to destroy a 'forever chemical' – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn't going away soon

PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers, firefighting foam, even makeup seemed better with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

The Conversation

Mum heartbroken as daughter, 9, dies of brain tumour after stroke-like symptoms

Faye Taylor, from Scotland, was diagnosed with a tumour deep in her brain stem in May, after she started complaining of a sore head and pains in her left leg, arm and hand

Daily Mirror

Breast cancer linked to chemical found in shampoo and beauty products in new study

The study found cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics are more dangerous than previously thought.

Daily Record

Downpatrick family's turmoil after son diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer

His parents say Jordan's symptoms were misdiagnosed as depression and migraines

Belfast Live

How Rwanda could become one of the first countries to wipe out cervical cancer

With a strong HPV vaccination programme for girls and a concerted screening and treatment drive for women, the country could be the first in Africa to eliminate the disease

The Guardian - UK

Australian study to use new technology in bid to improve understanding of pancreatic cancer

A new study will use novel technology to hopefully better understand how pancreatic cancer — the third-leading cause of cancer deaths last year- spreads and causes pain.

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Dynamite News

Research: Cancer-related fibroblasts induce drug sensitivity

They discovered that the presence of cancer-associated fibroblasts had varying effects on tumour cells based on both the type of non-small cell lung cancer and the drug used for treatment. Full story on Dynamite News:

Wales Online

Ex-councillor reveals toll of prostate cancer tests

Man, 74, 'endured 18 months of anxiety' before all-clear

The Independent UK

‘Months of anxiety’: Ex-councillor reveals toll of prostate cancer tests

Retired councillor Richard Westlake underwent 18 months of tests for prostate cancer before being given the all-clear.

The Independent UK

Considering genetic risk ‘could improve prostate cancer referral process’

Scientists looked at the impact of incorporating genetic risk for cancer into the GP triage and referral processes

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Liverpool Echo

'Red flag' signs of bowel cancer as testing kits rolled out

Home testing kits are being rolled out across England

Daily Mirror

Everyone 58 and over in England to be sent free bowel cancer home test kits by NHS

Bowel cancer awareness is at an all-time high due to the work of Dame Deborah James. Now, the NHS are sending all over-58s a test they can take at home to test for the disease.

The Hindu

Population-based screening for NCDs reach 10 lakhs

Campaign is an important activity planned under the government’s Nava Kerala Karma Padhati

The Guardian - US

Children born near fracking wells more at risk for leukemia – study

Report looked at over 400 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia out of a sample of 2,500 Pennsylvania children ages two to seven

The Independent UK

Young author diagnosed with skin cancer months after beating stage 3 sarcoma

Yorkshire author Hannah Russell, 25, underwent six operations over a two-year period in a bid to beat stage three sarcoma followed by melanoma 12 months later

Daily Record

Unusual skin cancer symptoms as Scots mum gets incurable diagnosis despite no visible signs

The type of skin cancer can take many different forms, which people can easily miss if not aware.

Irish Mirror

Mum-of-two diagnosed with incurable skin cancer despite having no moles or skin changes

Melissa Young, from Kirkcaldy, says she didn't notice any changes to her skin before she was told the heartbreaking news that she had Stage 3 melanoma

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