World news about “Cancer” published by euronews.
Glow green for go: scientists develop cancer marker It is all too easy for surgeons to miss microscopic cancer cells when operating on a patient but now Japanese researchers have developed a spray which makes… 28/11/2011
Research raises fresh hope for cancer sufferers From laboratories in Ljubljana, Slovenia comes fresh hope for cancer suffers. A team of researches, from Slovenia, Russia, Germany and the USA have developed… 29/09/2011
Sniffer dogs detect early lung cancer Sniffer dogs have proved themselves in many situations from airports to disaster zones; now new research has shown they can detect lung cancer on a person’s… 12/09/2011
Robots fighting cancer Operations to remove cancerous tumours are difficult because it is vital to remove everything; just one cell left behind can form a new cancer. In the … 04/08/2011
New test for prostate cancer A team of scientists at the University of Surrey in the UK have found a way to test for prostate cancer using urine. They have identified a protein called… 07/03/2011
Ice cream for cancer sufferers Normally, eating ice cream is simply a pleasurable pastime. Now, it’s believed it could help combat the side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients… 11/01/2011
New cancer test hopeIn the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in the US, scientists have made a leap forward in the search for cancer treatments. They have developed a… 06/01/2011
Raising Eyebrows A patient in Bangalore, India, known only as Thomas B, had a tumour the size of a golf ball pressing on the optic nerves leading from his eyes to the vision… 03/01/2011
New brain cancer hope A new technique called electroporation uses a metal rod containing a bunch of electrodes to aid chemotherapy to penetrate cancer cells. In pre-clinical… 24/11/2010
Breast implant scare prompts calls for tighter regulationAs the PIP breast implant scandal intensifies, there are growing calls for tighter EU regulations governing safety standards in medical devices. Unlike… 09/01/2012
Argentine president cleared of cancerThe Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been cleared of cancer after having been diagnosed last month. The recently re-elected leader had… 08/01/2012
Vigil for Argentina’s Fernández before cancer surgeryDozens of supporters of Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been holding a vigil outside the hospital where she is due to undergo an… 04/01/2012
Argentine president joins list of leaders with cancerArgentines have been reacting to the news that their president, Christiana Fernandez de Kirchner, 58, is to undergo surgery for thyroid cancer next… 29/12/2011
Argentine president has thyroid cancerArgentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month. A spokesman said the disease had not spread and should respond… 28/12/2011
French health insurer to sue PIP’s bossFrance’s national health insurance agency says it is to sue the boss of breast implant maker PIP, Jean-Claude Mas. The French health minister says he must… 25/12/2011
No ‘international manhunt’ for breast implant bossInterpol says it has never launched an ‘international manhunt’ for the boss of a French firm whose breast implants are at the centre of a global health… 24/12/2011
UK and France differ on faulty breast implantsAs many as 300,000 women all over the world may have breast implants made with industrial silicone, but government advice about this health issue is… 24/12/2011
French scare over ‘carcinogenic’ baby bottlesFrance is investigating reports that bottles and teats used in hospital maternity units have been sterilised with a carcinogenic gas. All such baby feeding… 18/11/2011
Brazil’s cancer-ill Lula shaves his hairBrazil’s former president Lula da Silva has had his familiar hair and iconic beard shaved off. A photo of his wife shaving the ex-leader has been published… 17/11/2011
Former boxing champion Joe Frazier diesJoe Frazier, one of boxing’s best known figures and a former world and Olympic heavyweight champion, has died at the age of 67. The American was diagnosed… 08/11/2011
Cancer-hit Chavez braves TVVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared on television for the first time with his head closely shaved. The leader is currently under going chemotherapy… 02/08/2011
President set to travel to Brazil for treatmentVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to go to Brazil for cancer treatment according to sources in that country. The move has not been confirmed from Caracas… 15/07/2011
Former US first lady Betty Ford diesBetty Ford, the wife of the late US President Gerald Ford and the founder of a renowned drug and alcohol clinic, has died. She was 93. Not only a women’s… 09/07/2011
Venezuela’s Chavez vows to battle cancerPresident Hugo Chavez has told the Venezuelan people he will keep going in his fight against cancer. There had been much speculation that he would spend… 05/07/2011
Chávez confirms treatment for cancerous tumourPresident Hugo Chávez of Venezuela says he has had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. The country’s socialist leader was speaking from Cuba where he has… 01/07/2011
WHO says mobile phones may cause brain cancerThe World Health Organisation’s claim mobile phone use can trigger certain brain cancers may have no scientific evidence to back it up, but it has increased… 01/06/2011
Mobiles join pickled onions in cancer risk groupThe latest news that mobile phones could possibly cause human cancer might have sent millions reaching for their hands-free kits, but the electronics industry… 01/06/2011
WHO warns of “possible” cancer link to cellphonesMillions use them everyday and modern life would not be the same without them, but now a report has questioned the safety of mobile phones. The World Health… 01/06/2011
Lung cancer: ‘Artificial airway’ is world firstDoctors in France say they have made a breakthrough in the treatment of lung cancer. Experts in Paris have removed the diseased part of the bronchus, or… 04/03/2011
Doctors hail a ‘revolution in cancer treatment’American researchers say they have come up with a new blood test capable of detecting one cancer cell among a billion healthy ones. They say it allows… 04/01/2011
Belgium bans toxic children’s puzzle matsBelgium is to ban the sale of all foam puzzle mats for babies and toddlers, citing tests showing they contain a cancer-causing chemical. Formamides are used… 11/12/2010
Scientists get encouraging results on new cancer drugScientists at London’s King College say they’ve carried out encouraging tests on a new treatment that promises to shrink breast cancer tumours and help… 15/07/2010
Belgian researchers trial skin cancer vaccineIt is no secret that spending too much time in the sun without sufficient protection is playing with fire. In Europe alone, hundreds of thousands of cases of… 15/06/2010
The amazing naked mole ratNaked mole rats are not much to look at – wrinkly and hairless with buck teeth – but these rodents live incredibly long lives and seem to shrug off many of… 24/03/2010
The mini cancer treatment with maxi impactDoctors in Scotland are using a revolutionary new method of treating benign skin cancers. It comes in the form of a small light emitting device that is quick… 17/03/2010
New treatments to combat breast cancerThere is a well-established link between obesity and the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. 25/01/2010
Scientists herald cancer breakthroughAustralian researchers are developing a blood test aimed at detecting 15% of all cancers. There are hopes the discovery will also help create new treatments. 07/12/2009
EU-wide cancer initiative seeks to integrate effortsThe European Partnership for Action Against Cancer has been launched. This sets out to integrate all EU countries’ cancer plans. The European Commission says… 29/09/2009
Shining some light on sunbed risksMany of us want to look bronzed and healthy all year round, but the latest warnings should give pause for thought. Experts now believe that the risks of… 29/07/2009
Prostate cancer hopeProstate cancer is one of the leading causes of death among men in Europe, but new scientific research from Leicester University now offers hope of earlier… 27/04/2009
Nanotechnology to destroy cancer cellsBritish scientists are working on a new way of treating cancer – using nanotechnology. 25/03/2009
Researchers fine-tune electro-chemotherapyCancer researchers have been developing a form of chemotherapy that drastically reduces its unpleasant side-effects. Electro-chemotherapy uses an electric… 18/03/2009
Caffeine clue to skin cancer cureCoffee could provide the key to combating skin cancer according to scientists in Seattle in the United States. A study published in the Journal of… 04/03/2009
Cancer-screening rates far off targetCancer is the most common cause of death in the European Union, after cardiovascular diseases. In 2003, EU member states committed themselves to stepping up… 02/02/2009
Ageing should double cancer screeningEurope’s population should double cancer screening as it ages. The European Union’s health commissioner says planning for a healthy future through detection… 22/01/2009
British baby “pre-selected” against cancerBritish doctors are celebrating the birth of a baby genetically engineered against breast cancer. The little girl, who has not been named, grew from an… 09/01/2009
