In 2016, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified very hot drinks, above 65 °C, as probably carcinogenic to humans. That is the usual temperature of tea and mate in much of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America. But it was not clear whether the risk also applied to the temperatures at […]
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Carrying identical twins always brings special feelings and wonder, but our bodies sometimes hide very strange medical secrets. In extremely rare cases, a baby can develop malignant tumours while still in the womb. Such tragedies have puzzled doctors: does each baby develop the disease on its own, or can it cross from one twin to […]
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A doctor in Colombia came across a very strange case: cancer cells that came from a tapeworm. The case is unique and had never been seen before. The 41-year-old patient came to his doctor in Colombia with fever, cough and weight loss lasting several months. He had previously been diagnosed with HIV but was not […]
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Drinking sweetened fizzy drinks a couple of times a week raises the risk of pancreatic disease. People who drink a lot of fizzy soft drinks have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an uncommon but deadly cancer, researchers have reported. People who drank juice instead of fizzy drinks did not have the same risk, according […]
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Lab tests alone can't detect cancer: you also need to listen to your body, which tells you when something is wrong. Many strange symptoms are simply ignored. Warning: each of these symptoms can have many causes and is rarely cancer. This list is here to make you careful, not worried. If a symptom worries you, […]
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