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Healthcare · 21 Mar 2019 Experts advise waiting for hot drinks to cool down to protect against cancer A study that has just been issued by the American Cancer Society has found found that drinking 700ml per day of tea… 19 Mar 2019 San Francisco Federal jury finds Monsanto Roundup herbicide as a substantial factor causing cancer A federal jury in San Francisco found Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide was a substantial factor in causing the cancer of a California man,… 1 Oct 2018 James Allison and Tasuku Honjo win the 2018 Nobel Prize for game-changing discoveries to harness to fight cancer American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for game-changing discoveries about… 17 Aug 2018 Should coffee come with cancer warnings? The New York Times: In every cup of coffee, there is a chemical linked to cancer. That undisputed fact led a Los… 11 Aug 2018 Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson, a man who claimed herbicides containing… 21 Jul 2018 How complementary Cancer therapies can increase risk of early death Time Magazine: People diagnosed with cancer have a multitude of treatment options, many of which are standard therapies that have been well-studied… 13 Jul 2018 Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.69 billion in talc cancer lawsuit CNN/AFP: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22… Healthcare · 5 Jun 2018 Immune cells from a woman’s own body used to wipe out cancer in what doctors claim a world first Judy Perkins, a 52-year-old mother of two, was given months to live after seven types of chemotherapy failed and she had developed… Cancer · 4 Jun 2018 US Study: 70% of women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumours have been removed. Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their… Morning Briefing · 1 Jun 2018 Morning Briefing – 1st June ’18 Good morning, Unfortunately today’s morning briefing starts on a sad note as all media portals in Malta report the news of a… Healthcare · 1 Jun 2018 Colon and rectal cancer tests should start at age 45 Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, most frequently diagnosed among adults over 65. To catch…