Cancer

Health news

Calorie restriction increases the effectiveness of chemotherapy, study

A controlled reduction in calorie intake can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy in the treatment of sarcomas. Research has shown that this restriction reduces tumour volume and protects healthy cells from treatment damage.

04/02/2026

Health news

Google’s new AI tool decodes DNA mutations. Here’s how it works

A new AI model by Google DeepMind can decipher DNA and predict mutations, opening new doors for disease research.

29/01/2026

Health news

Scientists achieve pancreatic tumour regression in breakthrough study

A new study by researchers in Spain found that triple therapy eliminates pancreatic tumours in mice

28/01/2026

Health news

Vaccine for aggressive skin cancer shows promising results in trials

A personalised mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck shows lasting benefits for patients with high-risk skin cancer.

21/01/2026

Health news

How self tests could help reduce sexually transmitted infection rates

Last year, the US authorities approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis — as well as the first home-based kit for the virus that causes cervical cancer.

14/01/2026

Health news

Studies link higher food preservative intake to cancer, diabetes risk

Large French cohort studies suggest that people who consume higher amounts of certain food preservatives have higher risks of type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

09/01/2026

USA

Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK's granddaughter, has died at 35

Environmental journalist and John F Kennedy’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg has died at the age of 35 after battling acute myeloid leukaemia.

30/12/2025

Euronews investigates

In Italy, the “Land of Fires” continues to claim lives

In Campania, southern Italy, the “Land of Fires” continues to bear the scars of decades of criminal pollution. Illegal dumps, toxic fires, and soaring illness: Euronews reporter, Valérie Gauriat, investigated at the heart of this scarred territory, where residents’ anger shows no sign of abating.

19/12/2025

Health news

This AI tool could spare cancer patients chemo that isn't needed

The tool scans digital images of the same cancer tissue samples that pathologists use and can tell how fast the cancer is likely to grow and how risky it is.

15/12/2025

Health news

Sperm donor with undetected cancer gene linked to nearly 200 children

The Danish European Sperm Bank has acknowledged the donor’s sperm was overused and immediately blocked him once the mutation was discovered.

10/12/2025

Health news

One HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, scientists say

HPV vaccines have been authorised in the European Union since 2006.

04/12/2025

Health news

HPV vaccine sharply cuts cervical cancer risk, major review finds

Studies show girls vaccinated by age 16 face dramatically lower cervical cancer risk with no major side effects.

24/11/2025

Nutrition

Study finds link between ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancers

Women who ate the most ultra-processed foods had a higher risk of developing polyps that can lead to cancer compared with women who ate the least.

14/11/2025

Health news

Blood test for prostate cancer cuts risk of dying by 13%, study finds

One life was saved for every 456 men invited for a prostate cancer screening, the study found.

30/10/2025

Healthcare

Could this AI tool detect prostate cancer in 24 hours?

The new approach could save men from weeks of waiting for a diagnosis, NHS England said.

28/10/2025

Health news

How COVID-19 vaccines could ‘turbo-charge’ cancer treatments

Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.

22/10/2025