There was a flurry of media interest earlier this week as the British papers reported on a study that says most people have little idea about the warning signs for cancer.
Thankfully, the wonderful National Health Service site NHS Choices in conjunction with Cancer Research UK clarified the situation, with a list of the 12 warning [...]

News from my Newcastle University published today reveals that cooking carrots whole and then chopping them before serving is better for your health than slicing and dicing before you boil.
Apparently, less of the “anticancer” compound falcarinol leaches out of the carrots and into the cooking water if carrots are boiled whole. Of course, the truly [...]

US immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the country because he had no fingerprints.
Chemotherapy drug capecitabine, Xeloda, is an anti-metabolite drug that can help prevent a relapse of the cancer, but it has several unfortunate side effects including peeling of the skin on the hands and [...]

The survey has identified key areas where misconceptions could be addressed and where lives could be saved.

Almost 30,000 people in 29 countries were questioned and key findings include:

People in high-income countries were the least likely to believe that drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer. However, cancer risk rises as alcohol intake increases.
In [...]