world news Good News round-up: Five stories worth celebrating Promising new tech for cancer treatment, golden retrievers successfully evacuated from Ukraine or surprising news from this year's World Happiness Report: here are five positive stories from this week. 01/04/2022
Health Tiny worms could help sniff out lung cancer in its early stages Scientists say the humble roundworm can smell cancer cells and may someday replace dogs in detecting tumours at an early stage. 21/03/2022
Health First transplant using umbilical cord blood helps cure woman of HIV Since receiving the blood treatment for Leukaemia from a naturally HIV-resistant donor, the woman has lived virus-free for 14 months. 16/02/2022
Euronews Debates How can Europe advance rare diseases innovation? | Euronews Debates Euronews has gathered a panel of experts, industry leaders and key players in Brussels to address the issue of how rare disease provision can be advanced in the EU. 07/01/2022
Health 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. 01/12/2021
Health HPV vaccine cut cervical cancer rates by almost 90%, say researchers The first-ever study of the UK's HPV vaccine programme found that the jab prevented thousands of cases of cancers and precancerous cells in the years since it was first offered to children. 04/11/2021
Health Have we found the secret to longevity? Researchers have designed an antibody that can recognise specific proteins on the surface of aged cells. 25/10/2021
Health 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. 20/10/2021
Health 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. 13/10/2021
Health Why is this lab 3D printing a deadly cancerous tumour? Researchers in Tel Aviv are using MRIs, CT scans and cells from patients suffering from Glioblastoma to 3D print tumours to find new treatments. 20/08/2021
Health 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. 19/08/2021
Health Coming soon: The quick test that can detect cancer cells in urine A nanoparticle diagnostic tool developed by MIT can detect cancer in urine. It could also be used in scans to detect the disease anywhere in the body. 03/08/2021
Health The glow of fireflies is helping scientists find treatments for cancer Researchers are reproducing the same chemical reaction that causes fireflies to light up in patients in a bid to help fight off disease. 19/05/2021
United Kingdom Worst year on record for cancer diagnosis in the UK Factors mostly involving the pandemic saw patients too worried to seek treatment, while struggling healthcare services forced further delays and cancellations. 12/02/2021
United Kingdom How COVID-19 has caused deadly delays to diagnosing cancer Meet the people who've had to battle cancer amid a COVID-19 pandemic. 04/02/2021
Europe News Brussels wants to cut the proportion of smokers in the EU to just 5% Margaritis Schinas, vice president of the European Commission, said he wanted to create a tobacco-free generation of Europeans. 03/02/2021
no comment Up to his neck in it: 'Ice man' sets immersion world record in France The 34-year-old remained buried up to his neck in ice in a plexiglass cabin for two hours, 35 minutes and 43 seconds. 20/12/2020
futuris New breast cancer therapy promises to destroy tumours inside the body A prize-winning breast cancer therapy developed in Poland promises to destroy tumours inside the body, avoiding the need for painful surgery. 23/11/2020
futuris Screening, research and treatment: the EU's mission to beat cancer Cancer deaths in the European Union are currently at an annual level of 1,400,000. Horizon Europe's Cancer Mission is aiming to save three million lives in the next decade. Futuris investigates the network of teams across the Europe working to make this happen. 09/11/2020
world news World Cancer Day: Cancer is increasing globally, experts say If the current trends continue, cancer will increase by 60% worldwide, the World Health Organization warned in a report released on World Cancer Day. 04/02/2020
View One minute it's cancerous, next it's fine? What red meat studies really tell us ǀ View Everyone has heard the message that meat is unhealthy. But many people aren’t listening, and it’s not even clear they should. 08/10/2019
world news 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. 18/07/2019
world news New hope to end cervical cancer as HPV vaccine have major impact Researchers said on Wednesday a vaccination against HPV is having a major impact on stopping infections and should significantly reduce cases of the disease within a decade. 28/06/2019
world news World Cancer Day: Urgent action needed to improve early detection This year, World Cancer Day lanches "I am and I will" campaign. 04/02/2019
Good Morning Europe 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. 15/01/2019
futuris European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks 14/01/2019
