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The 2000 study in the scientific journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology had concluded that the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, did not pose a cancer risk to humans.
The study commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) also found contaminant exposure directly led to an increased risk, with instances of cancer among firefighters aged 35-39 up to 323% higher than the general population in the same age category.
China's Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990.HK) said Thursday night it would license an experimental cancer treatment out to U.S. drugmaker Crescent Biopharma, receiving $80 million upfront,
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A woman whose arm tattoo ended up on her tongue as part of reconstructive surgery during cancer treatment says the story makes a "good dating anecdote". Harriet Trewhitt, 21, was diagnosed earlier this year after developing a painful ulcer on her tongue.
"Domino" singer Jessie J is opening up about her journey with breast cancer, and connecting with Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales.
A new study suggests a single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer.
Jessie said she was diagnosed in March with early-stage breast cancer, a diagnosis that came just days before she was set to return to the music world following a four-year hiatus.
Donyelle Jones has died after a 10-year cancer battle. The "So You Think You Can Dance" star competed in Season 2 of the Fox dance competition show.
Funding has been extended for colorectal cancer tests running under a trial study in Telford. The trial, the first of its kind in the UK, is being run by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and medical technology company Origin Sciences at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Stafford Park.