Eating a plant-based diet rich in vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes can reduce the risk of bowel cancer in men by more than a fifth, according to research, according to a research study put together by Dr. Jihye Kim, published in BioMed Central journal. A large study that involved 79,952 US-based men found that…
Credit: Illustration, Survivornet Harnessing the body’s own ability to seek and destroy cancer cells has been one of the most promising methods of treating blood cancers, like leukaemia. The expensive technology reprogrammes a patient’s immune cells, called T-cells, and then returns them back into the patient where they can eradiate the cancer cells. This personalised…
While it’s widely understood the stage at which cancer is diagnosed can make a huge difference to survival, it has been revealed that the NHS in England is struggling to achieve its early diagnosis target. MPs are warning the NHS isn’t making progress on its benchmark to identify three-quarters of cancer cases at an early…
Credit: Photo Wikipedia I weighed myself this morning. Horror of horrors, I have put on six kilos since I last did so in November. It is not surprising really. As an 80-year-old I have been ‘shielding’ over the past twelve months of government lockdowns. An enforced lack of exercise, my overindulgence in the delectable Christmas…