For the first time since records began in the UK, the number of men who died from prostate cancer has exceeded the number of women being killed by breast cancer. The latest figures show that in 2015, breast cancer caused 11,442 deaths and 11,819 men died from prostate cancer. In light of the news, Prostate […]
Figures show that rates of death from cancer in Britain have decreased by around 10 percent in the last decade. 284 in every 100,000 people died from cancer in 2013. The figure was 312 in 2003. The death rate for men decreased by 12 percent and for women 8 percent. It is thought that the […]
It seems so according to researchers working for the UK based Nuffield Health. The latter, which is Britain’s biggest health charity, said that females with larger waists are less likely to get pregnant. They are also at greater risk of developing cancer including breast cancer. The conclusion came from studies of 55,000 women who took […]
Recent research at the Kimmel Cancer Centre, Jefferson, has found that certain HIV drugs may also help breast cancer from metastasizing. The drugs target CCR5 receptors that the HIV virus manipulate in order to penetrate host cells. However, the research has also shown that the drugs can also aid in the treatment of breast cancer, […]
Jean Daguerre and her husband struggled to have a baby. As such, they did what many other couples do – get help in the shape of infertility treatment. Luckily for Jean, the therapy worked and she bore a baby boy. Her joy was compounded when less than 12 months later she fell pregnant again; this […]
With the debate about President Obama’s health care reforms still continuing, it has been pointed out by some professionals that the bill is good for women; repealing it would only cause harm. The experts point out that without this new law, women could be denied any health insurance coverage if they forced to have a […]