Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows | Health
People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for some of the most lethal cancers, including liver and pancreatic tumors, with the greatest elevation in women, studies suggesting. An analysis of 95,000 health records shows that the risk of pancreatic cancer is almost twice as high, and women who have recently been diagnosed with […]
Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers | Cancer research
The Government will provide £120 in funding for a blood test that could detect 12 of the most common types of cancer before symptoms appear. The Mionco screen can identify up to 50 cancers before false positives occur, according to the scientists involved in its development, and is a type of PCR test used during […]
Nearly 17K first responders are suffering cancers, diseases linked to 9/11 over two decades later
More than 20 years after the September 11 attacks, some 17,000 emergency medical workers are still living with physical symptoms related to the attacks. At least 16,900 police officers from the New York City Fire Department, the New York City Police Department and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are suffering from […]