Cancer

With each additional 10% increase in consumption there was a 19% increased risk for ovarian cancer & a 30% increased risk of dying from ovarian cancer

The study was the result of a 682-patient trial that included participants diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer

Buckingham Palace has announced that Britain's King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. Following the diagnosis, doctors have advised the King to postpone public-facing duties, although he will continue to handle official documentation and state business as usual during the scheduled treatments.

In a bid to draw attention to pollution and the risk of cancer in the Ergene River Basin, the Foundation for Children with Leukemia (LÖSEV) has organized a protest at the banks of Çorlu Creek in the western province of Tekirdağ.

The Hellenic Lung Cancer Society has launched an awareness campaign aptly titled "Mind the Gap," referring to the gap in information and access to health services and in prevention.

Breast cancer has become the most diagnosed type of cancer in Türkiye and in the world, the Health Ministry has revealed, stressing the significance of early detection and regular check-ups during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In a lawsuit regarding the fee of the HPV vaccine, which has been campaigned to be free for a while as it provides essential protection against cervical cancer, a court has decided that the cost of the vaccine should be covered by the Social Security Institution (SGK), marking a landmark decision.

A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on June 4.

The results were unveiled in Chicago at the largest annual conference of cancer specialists, hosted by the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

The COVID-19 pandemic may have triggered cancer cases in young adults, as the disease itself, which gravely affects the immune system, and the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle brought by the pandemic has led to increased cancer rates in the young population, an expert has warned.

American author Paul Auster, whose stylistic novels about outsiders and down-and-outers brought him fame, is suffering from cancer, his wife said on March 11.

Auster, 76, is being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, his wife and fellow writer Siri Hustvedt posted on Instagram.