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World Cancer Day: EU pledges 'decisive action' to tackle disease

Eastern member states tend to have a higher death rate from cancer than their western counterparts.

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Smear tests could help identify risk of ovarian and breast cancer

Scientists may be able to predict the likelihood of developing cervical, ovarian, breast and womb cancers using a new test on cells taken from routine smear tests.

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Cancer in Europe: How COVID is masking a deepening health crisis

A new data tool has exposed the true scale of a brewing European health crisis masked by efforts to get a grip on the COVID pandemic.

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Alcohol most common cause of breast cancer, says WHO

There is no safe level of alcohol consumption and the risk of breast cancer increases with each unit of alcohol per day, the WHO has warned.

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Could your antiperspirant deodorant cause breast cancer?

The question of whether aluminium found in antiperspirant deodorants could lead to breast cancer has been widely debated for several decades.

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Eiffel Tower glows pink for breast cancer awareness

Eiffel Tower glows pink for breast cancer awareness

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Check your breasts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes around each October to highlight the need to raise funds to battle an illness that kills more than 680,000 people every year.

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Could aspirin be the key to treating aggressive breast cancer?

A new study is looking at how the everyday painkiller could improve the effectiveness of other drugs in treating breast cancer.

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How COVID-19 has caused deadly delays to diagnosing cancer

Meet the people who've had to battle cancer amid a COVID-19 pandemic.

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New breast cancer therapy promises to destroy tumours inside the body

In partnership with The European Commission

A prize-winning breast cancer therapy developed in Poland promises to destroy tumours inside the body, avoiding the need for painful surgery.

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Irish choir brings message of hope on beating cancer to Brussels

A new case of cancer is diagnosed in the EU every 9 seconds, making the disease a personal issue for many Europeans. We met a special choir from Ireland, who have their own way of beating cancer, spreading the message of hope from the top of their lungs.

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Euroviews. Dr. Google is making real doctors' jobs harder. And putting patients at risk ǀ View

With misleading medical news metastasizing across the internet, the management and prevention of illnesses is becoming more treacherous.

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Over 1.4 million to die from cancer in EU this year: Study

Lung cancer has been found to be the deadliest form of the disease for both sexes, surpassing breast cancer for women.

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Breast cancer awareness in focus in the UAE

Dressed in pink, volunteers took part in a horseback parade across the UAE to raise awareness for breast cancer.

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German hospital apologises for 'false hope' over breast cancer test

A German university hospital has apologised for a controversial PR campaign surrounding a breast cancer blood test it publicised in February

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New cancer risk assessment method could be a game changer

How likely are you to develop breast cancer? It's a question scientists may now be able to answer much more accurately, thanks to a new method developed by Cancer Research UK.

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Euroviews. Cancer - a disease in the West, a death sentence in Africa | View

The void created by Western donors’ abandonment of Africa is being filled by a newly invigorated humanitarian bloc, says former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Naaem Khan.

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Hundreds may have died due to UK breast screening error

270 women may have died due to UK breast screening error, Health Minister Jeremy Hunt tells parliament