Tag Archives: cancer
FDA probes possible link between breast implants, cancer
BEIJING, Jan. 27 — U.S. health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible association between breast implants and a rare form of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday asked doctors to report all cases of a … Continue reading
Cancer deaths to double by 2030: study
BEIJING, June 2 — About 13.3 million people will die of cancer worldwide a year by 2030, almost double the number in 2008, a World Health Organization cancer research agency said Tuesday. The research, conducted by the International Agency for … Continue reading
Study on link between cell phones and cancer ends inconclusively
BEIJING, May 19 — The largest study to date on whether the mobile devices cause brain tumors ended without a clear answer, according to media reports Wednesday. The study, conducted by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on … Continue reading
U.S. researchers find way to detect cancers through DNA changes
BEIJING, Feb. 19 — U.S. researchers unveiled a new way to detect cancers by identifying the unique changes that occur in the DNA of cancerous cells, AFP reported Friday. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. used the cutting-edge DNA sequencing … Continue reading