The latest information about breast implants are that 5 to 6 per cent will rupture, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. ...
The recent decision of the American National Cancer Institute to stop a trial which was testing beta carotene as a cure for smoking induced lung cancer has been pilloried for being "politically mo ...
Fertility drugs can increase the chances of birth defects such as spina bifida by nearly six times, one report has suggested. Another says the risks are doubled, while a third has concluded there ...
The safety of unopposed low potency oestrogens, prescribed to treat urogenital symptoms in post menopausal women, is once again being questioned in new evidence which shows a link between HRT and ...
A new procedure for testing for cancer of the colon is worse than the standard test it would have replaced, researchers have discovered. ...
Radical surgery to treat prostate cancer only succeeds in spreading the condition, new research has discovered. ...
Tamoxifen, the breast cancer drug currently in the middle of a controversy over its safety, is to carry a stronger warning in the US. New labelling on the bottle is to point out the increased risk ...
What, exactly, causes cancer? What mechanism could it be that enables outlaw cells to shut down our immune systems with the flip of a switch and run riot through the house?
A study by the Thames Cancer Registry highlights the confusion among doctors over the best way of treating breast cancer. ...
A low-fat diet can help reduce the risk of skin cancer, a US study has discovered. ...
