Giant loops of DNA carried by bacteria in our mouth may have a beneficial impact on our oral health and our immune systems, potentially reducing the risk of certain cancers. Named ‘Inocles’, the recently discovered rings of nucleic acid appear to be a large type of plasmid; genetic elements found outside of the main DNA instruction manual in many microbes. …
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Cancer sometimes gets the immune system to back off. A new study shows that a natural signal, a hormone, can tell certain white blood cells to slow down, which lets tumors grow. This finding points to a fresh target for treatment. It also helps explain why powerful cancer drugs work well for some people but not for others. Why this …
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For many women, surviving cancer means enduring not just physical pain but the unspoken emotional wounds of a system blind to mental health. At just 40, Farhat had never imagined her world would shrink to hospital corridors, infusion drips, and the sterile hush of oncology wards. A spirited schoolteacher from Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi, she was known for her laughter — loud, …
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An Ocala grandmother claims a local healthcare provider did not diagnose her breast cancer for several months, allowing the disease to advance to Stage IV while she awaited an appointment for imaging. Attorneys representing Shonte D. Page filed the lawsuit against the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Program and Heart of Florida Health Center in …
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By ROGER DOBSON Published: 00:59, 14 September 2025 | Updated: 02:19, 14 September 2025 Blood cancers could be picked up earlier during routine eye tests, leading doctors say. Groundbreaking research has found that eye scans carried out by high street opticians could pick up microscopic changes that are linked to an increased risk of developing the deadly cancers, which affect …
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Elliot DeadyEast of England Sarezah Lake Sarezah Lake was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2021 and has now written a book about her experience A mum-of-three said undergoing skin removal surgery after she lost more than half of her body weight saved her life by identifying she had been living with cancer. Sarezah Lake went under the knife in 2020 …
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Towards the end of 2019, Becca Smith’s life was full and hectic. At 28, she had taken on a unit in Chester to convert into a yoga studio, poured in all her savings and hired teachers, while at the same time working as a personal trainer. Her days started at 5am; she was driven, stressed, excited, and had no time …
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It’s the most tried and true health advice: regular exercise is key to warding off obesity, aging and chronic diseases. Mountains of research also shows working out just a few days a week could slash the risk of dying from cancer. However, a new study has pinpointed a specific workout routine shown to slow the growth of cancer cells, even …
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In 2022, both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Congress commissioned reports on the health effects of alcohol, to be provided to the committee that produces the United States government’s dietary guidelines every five years. In 2025, days before President Donald Trump took office, a draft of the two studies was published in the Federal Register for …
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