cancer
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Mum Who Injected Faeces Into Cancer-Stricken Son Gets 7 Years In Prison
A U.S. woman who poisoned her 15-year-old son with his own faeces while he was on chemotherapy in 2016 is now set to spend more than a half-decade behind bars.
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A Woman’s ‘Velvety’ Palms Revealed Her Lung Cancer
A Brazilian woman’s strangely textured palms led to the discovery of a much more serious underlying health problem: lung cancer.
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E-Cigarette Vapour Linked To Lung Cancer In Mice
A new study out Tuesday is yet more evidence that vaping isn’t the completely safe alternative to smoking it was once thought to be. The researchers claim to have found evidence, in mice, that e-cigarette vapour is capable of causing certain kinds of cancer. But there’s still a long way to go before we can…
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Astronauts Aren’t Dying From Space Radiation, New Research Suggests
Excessive exposure to the Sun’s harmful rays is an occupational hazard endured by astronauts, who run the risk of contracting cancer and heart disease as a result. At least that’s what we thought. New research shows that astronauts aren’t dying prematurely, but scientists caution that long duration missions will pose serious risks.