Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong, 30, reveals her heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis

Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong, 30, reveals her heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:48 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 02:50 BST, 22 August 2020 Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong has revealed her heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis. The 30-year-old Sydney DJ explained to The Daily Telegraph on … Read more

Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce risk of death from colon cancer by 20%

Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more

Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce risk of death from colon cancer by 20%

Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more

Skin cancer deaths more than DOUBLE in 50 years as British sunseekers jet abroad on cheap holidays

Deaths from skin cancer have more than doubled in the past fifty years as more and more British sunseekers jet abroad on cheap holidays. Official figures analysed by Cancer Research UK reveal that people are dying from melanoma skin cancer at 2.5 times the rate they were in the 1970s. Almost nine in ten cases … Read more

Microplastic pollution found in human organs could increase the risk of infertility and cancer 

Microplastic pollution has been found in human organs — with scientists fearing the tiny particles could increase the risk of infertility and cancer — a study has reported.  Experts from the Arizona State University are the first to show that the tiny plastic particles — which form when larger plastics break down — can enter … Read more

Student, 18, with rare terminal cancer was told he wouldn’t make it to 2020

A teenager with terminal cancer who was told he wouldn’t make it to 2020 has revealed he is cycling 100 miles for charity – and refuses to stop smiling despite his diagnosis. Joseph Lunn, 18, from Mitcham, south London, was taken to hospital with suspected appendicitis in April 2019, only to be given the devastating news … Read more

Greg Rutherford reveals his testicular cancer scare as he urges men to get checked out

Greg Rutherford has revealed that he had a testicular cancer scare during lockdown and has urged men to get checked out if they have any worries. The Olympic athlete, 33, shared a candid post on Thursday saying he didn’t tell anyone, including his wife, ‘until the physical pain and worry got the better of me’.  After … Read more

Lung cancer deaths have been falling by nearly 5% a year since 2001 thanks to better treatment

Death rates from lung cancer have been declining sharply in the US due to recent advances in treatments, a new study suggests. Researchers found that fatality rates for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common lung cancer, have fallen by about 4.5 percent percent from 2001 through 2016.  Additionally, the rate of cases of … Read more

Peter Kay writes new Car Share sketch involving cancer scare

Peter Kay has penned a new emotional Car Share sketch for a tribute book about the National Health Service.   The comedian, 47, wrote about his character John’s cancer scare, with the supermarket assistant manager telling cashier Kayleigh about having a brain scan.  The moving story is published in book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Covid-proof clip makes cancer check-ups safe 

HEALTH NOTES: Covid-proof clip makes cancer check-ups safe By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 8 August 2020 Surgeons are using a specialised clip to trap coughs and sneezes – to make vital check-ups on patients with suspected cancer in the nose and throat ‘Covid-proof’. Every year, … Read more