The Institute Of Cancer Research Receives Environmental Honour
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is pleased to announce that it will be presented with the EcoCampus Bronze Certificate on 3rd February in recognition of its commitment to improve environmental sustainability. EcoCampus is a scheme designed to encourage and provide tools to assist higher educational institutions in creating and maintaining good environmental and management practices. The …
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Reduce Your Risk
Consider this number: 10 million. That’s how many cases of cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year. Now consider this number: 15 million. That’s how many cases of cancer the World Health Organization estimates will be diagnosed in the year 2020 — a 50 percent increase — if we don’t get our act together.
Most cancers don’t develop overnight or out of nowhere. Cancer is largely predictable, the end result of a decades-long process, but just a few simple changes in your daily life can significantly reduce your risk. Here are 31 great tips.
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There are lots of misleading information and opinions out there on the causes of breast of cancer. Some people wrongly believe that it could be caused by antiperspirant and tooth paste.
Another wrong information about cancer of the breast out there is that it can be caused by shaving or waxing of the armpits. No scientific evidence confirms this wrong notion.
One of the false beliefs about disease is the size of the breast. Some people wrongly believe that the bigger the size, the higher the risk of having the disease.
» Read more: Breast Cancer – Looking For the Causes and Prevention?