Gene linked to kidney cancer in children discovered
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have identified two genes linked to Wilms’ tumour – a type of childhood kidney cancer – according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Mother’s Day Mission: Take down breast cancer
For years, Donna Deegan has wanted to stage a race on Mother’s Day. The Players Championship helped her make that happen with the second Players 5K with Donna, a beach run that begins at 8 a.m. today at the Ahern Street beach access in Atlantic Beach. Deegan, a three-time breast cancer survivor, has become the First Coast’s resident expert at staging races to raise funds for breast cancer …
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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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