Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a form of cancer that starts in white blood cells (lymphocytes), a major part of the body’s immune system.The 65-year-old had beaten the disease after its first diagnosis in 1983. He was also treated for it in 2009.Two weeks ago, he announced the cancer's return, saying [...]
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Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, says Nigeria will export marijuana if he gets elected as president of the country.The presidential aspirant for the 2019 election said this while speaking at an event organised by Centre for Social Justice on Wednesday.He said people are making billions from the plant while Nigeria is lagging behind."We have to start taking care of [...]
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A recently updated guideline by the American Cancer Society published in Cancer Journal for Clinicians says 45 is the new recommended age for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. [...]
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a pill that makes tumours light up when exposed to infrared light. [...]
EDITOR’S NOTE: All the names of cancer patients in the undercover parts of this story have been concealed as a mark of honour for their struggles and respect for their privacy. An undercover method was unavoidable, as it was the only way to ascertain the true quality of healthcare available to them in federal hospitals. TheCable confirmed that the journalist [...]
Concerns about the effects of prolonged sitting have heightened so much that when Apple cashed in on it, many people easily related to the marketing soundbite, “Sitting is the new cancer.”Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook is noted to have warned that “sitting is the new cancer,” in reference to a feature in the Apple Watch that reminds its wearer to stand [...]
Kale, also known as leaf cabbage, is a green vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked.Just like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens and brussels sprouts, it belongs to the cruciferous family of vegetables. [...]
Doctors from China have made advancement in the fight against cancer by experimenting with a new type of treatment through editing of human genes.The new treatment involves taking out T cells from a cancer patient's own immune system, after which the cells are genetically altered by the gene-editing tool called CRISPR. [...]
Small molecules that specifically restrain a selenium-containing enzyme in the human body may be a tool to fight cancer, a study published in a US medical journal said.The study published in Science Translational Medicine said researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden treated cancer in mice with these molecules and observed rapid tumor-killing effects. [...]
A recent study has revealed that contrary to popular opinion, e-cigarette is harmful, and could lead to cancer and heart diseases. [...]
A recent research has found that Zika virus may possess the effective treatment for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.Zika virus causes devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses, causing babies to be born with tiny, misshapen heads. [...]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied saying mobile phones can cause cancer.There have been reports that the commission made the statement during its stakeholder forum in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital.Reacting through a statement, Omoniyi Ibietan, NCC's head of online media, described such reports as totally false.“To put the records straight, at the event, the commission's representative told the [...]
Five Nigerian children based in England have lost their parents to bowel cancer.According to Daily Mail, Omena Ubiaro, father of the children between the ages of seven and 19 years, died on Monday morning - five weeks after Makeda, his wife, lost the battle to the disease.Ubiaro held on to life for three years after being diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel [...]
It may be one of the slowest creatures on earth, but snail possesses amazing health benefits that do wonders for the human body when ingested.It contains a lot of vitamins, protein and amino acids. It is also very high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, and essential fatty acids. [...]
BY RUNCIE C.W. CHIDIEBEI am always a fighter for the weak and a voice for the voiceless. I want you all to join me. Cancer may have hit someone that you know, your dad, your mum, friend, sister or brother, who knows the next person.Yesterday, I went to National Hospital Abuja for an LOC meeting and after the meeting, I [...]
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