'Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they don't spend time in the sun,' is the headline on the Mail Online website. The story refers to a discussion piece in a journal that outlines theories about the results…
Much of the UK media are covering the release of alarming data compiled by Cancer Research UK that indicates breast cancer rates in the under-50s are now at a record high. Changes in childbirth patterns and alcohol consumption could be to blame…
The French-made breast implants widely known as PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese) were back in the news today, with the release of a new report that found that women who have PIP implants are not at higher risk of cancer...
“Breast implants may harm breast cancer survival chances,” The Guardian warns, along with other media sources reporting on the same subject. It is important to stress that the research the media has reported does not suggest...
"A faulty gene has been identified that increases the risk of ovarian cancer more than threefold," The Independent reports. The genetic mutation, found in the BRIP1 gene, adds to the known genetic warning signs for ovarian cancer…
"Diet swap experiment reveals junk food's harm to guts," BBC News reports. African-American volunteers were asked to eat an African diet, while Africans were asked to eat a typical American diet, and the effects on the bowel were striking…
"Skin cancer rates 'surge since 1970s'" BBC News reports. A press release from Cancer Research UK highlights the fact that there has been a sharp rise in melanoma rates since the 1970s…
"Wearing your belt too tight can raise your risk of getting throat cancer…as it increases your chance of suffering acid reflux," is the unnecessarily alarmist headline in The Daily Telegraph. In fact…
"Skin cancer: Genetic mutations 'warn of risk'," reports the BBC News. The science behind the headline involved sequencing the genetic material of 184 people with a strong family history of malignant melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer…