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Charity's warning after 'UK skin cancer rates jump 45% in a decade'

Cases of skin cancer — or melanoma — have increased 45% in the UK over the past decade, according to a newly-published study by Cancer Research UK.

France

French study links sugary drinks to cancer

Scientists found that drinking 100ml of sugary drinks, including 100% fruit juice, increased the risk of cancer by 18%.

Turkey

Turk with terminal cancer 'denied passport to get treatment abroad'

A professor with terminal cancer says Turkish authorities have cancelled his passport, stopping him from going abroad for alternative treatment.

Living

Floatation therapy, Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey

Here is our curated selection of the top five wellness trends and products that caught our eye this month.

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Europe News

Increasing risk of cancer in the workplace

Trade unions demand that cancer be recognised as work related illness and calls on the European Union to maintain pressure on employers

USA

Woman, 35, who died of cancer urges people to 'live a little' in viral obituary

When Bailey Jean Matheson found out she had two years to live, she decided to make the most out the time she had left. She wanted others to do the same.

France

World first as France bans breast implants amid cancer fears

France's national agency for health products (ANSM) said the move was a precautionary measure and that it did not recommend women who already had the implants to remove them.

World News

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.

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

World News

World Cancer Day: Urgent action needed to improve early detection

This year, World Cancer Day lanches "I am and I will" campaign.

World

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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European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks

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European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks

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Scorpion power

Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains.

France

French gender equality minister donates hair to cancer patients

The politician said she had been reluctant to go public with the personal action, but wanted “to make this initiative known to all those who can and want to contribute”.

World News

Where in Europe are you most likely to die before 70?

Lack of progress in reducing early deaths from chronic diseases could cause the majority of UN member states to miss the 2030 deadline, according to the Lancet.

World News

Cancer will kill 9.6 million people globally in 2018: report

An estimated 9.6 million people will die from cancer worldwide in 2018, according to the latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Monsanto storm continues, will Hungary be disciplined?

World News

Study: More than a quarter of the world lacks sufficient exercise

On average, 27.5% of the world was lacking sufficient physical activity in 2016. Women were slightly more inactive than men, a difference of 8% globally.

Yemen

In photos: Suffering from cancer amid war in Yemen

As the civil war rages on, Reuters photographer Khaled Abdullah has visited the oncology area of several Yemeni hospitals, and photographed cancer sufferers staying in charity houses or living with their illness at home.

United Kingdom

Dogs to be trained to detect bowel cancer in UK medical trial

Dogs are to be trained to detect bowel cancer as part of a British medical trial, researchers have announced.