Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in life have a greater risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to women who never had any PTSDs, says a new study. The study published in the journal Cancer Research, also found that the link between PTSD and ovarian cancer […]

Researchers have discovered that women having intense sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing cancer. The study didn’t find any causal relationship but elucidated the association between nocturnal hypoxia in women and elevated risk of cancer. The study was published in the ‘European Respiratory Journal’. “It’s reasonable to assume that sleep apnea is a […]

As India continues to age, cancer cases will double every 20 years, says report Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, which are currently passing through huge epidemiological changes, will bear the biggest cancer burden in the next 10-20 years, a study has shown. These States, which already have a huge gap in demand and supply […]

Exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays, which most often comes from the sun, can cause skin cancer in athletes, according to a new study. According to the researchers, limiting the sun exposure and applying sunscreen regularly can protect the skin from the harmful ultraviolet radiations of the sun and keep skin problems at bay. “Sun […]

When it comes to tobacco, the government, health experts, NGOs and other voluntary organisations immediately start talking about the use of cigarette and bidi and its ill-effects whereas tobacco does not only mean cigarette and bidi, it is also smokeless tobacco. International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS), a global organisation, declared July […]

The HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine is showing a positive impact in wealthy nations. Research, studying 66 Million young men and women, has demonstrated how the virus effects have declined radically in a number of wealthy nations. Genital, anal warts, and infections, in addition to precancerous lesions owing to HPV have decreased on account of the […]

PANAJACHEL, Guatemala — If someone had come to her community in western Guatemala sooner to offer cervical cancer screening, perhaps Micaela Yac Jeteya, 56, wouldn’t be fighting for her life. Now Yac Jeteya, a mother of six whose youngest son is 16, is suffering from a disease that is both very common and highly preventable. […]

A new one-off prostate cancer test at the age of 55 promises to give men “peace of mind” that they will never develop the disease, scientists have revealed. The 10-minute scan, which could be rolled out in supermarkets and shopping centres, detects dangerous cancers years before they cause any harm while ignoring growths that do […]