The efficacy of a single prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening intervention as a prevention strategy is a controversial topic and the data on this subject are much debated: now a huge British trial recently published [more]
Being diagnosed with cancer in childhood is associated with an increased risk of mental health events as an adult: according to an article recently published in Cancer, childhood cancer survivors have more chances to experience [more]
As a journalist, I often wonder about the exact location of the fine line that separates justified enthusiasm from self-serving hype, especially when it comes to clinical trials. Last week, I asked the question of [more]
A cancer diagnosis in the United Stated is so costly, on so many different aspects, that a new professional figure of “financial navigator” is emerging, to manage all the issues that so far have been [more]
The European Commission has recently annonced its proposal to limit workers’ exposure to five cancer-causing chemicals, in addition to the 21 substances that have already been limited or proposed to be limited, estimating that these new [more]
In California, coffee will soon have to carry a label stating that the beverage can cause cancer: a court decided to impose the warning because of the presence of acrylamide in the drink. The compound [more]