Childhood cancer is very rare — but not as rare as it used to be.

Being fat could lead to even more cancers than previously thought, experts have warned. Researchers have linked being overweight or obese to eight more different types of cancer.

Very hot drinks probably cause cancer, an agency of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

The approvals process for the widely used but controversial herbicide glyphosate has hit another stumbling block en route to its possible re-authorisation in June.

EU Commission plans to renew the licence for the glyphosate weed killer for another 15 years faced a new challenge last week, with MEPs delaying the process.

The world’s most popular weedkillers should be safe to use, EU scientific advisers have said.

The World Health Organisation has sought to clarify its stance on the link between processed meat and colorectal cancer, saying it was not asking people to stop eating the products.

The risk a substance poses depends on its inherent capacity to cause harm and one’s exposure to it, but some seem unable to grasp this concept, writes Henry I Miller

The benefits of breast cancer screening are vastly overestimated as the figures do not back them up in practice, scientists who conducted an in-depth review of principal trials have said.

A leading cancer research organisation has hit out at a recent study which attributes cancer to ‘bad luck’.

The organisation representing naval ratings has demanded a thorough examination of all the Naval Service’s older ships to ensure they are asbestos-free.

Cancer’s global death toll is tipped to explode in the next two decades, rising from an estimated 8.2m to 13m deaths per year by 2025, according to a new report.

THE villages and townlands of Dungourney, Clonmult, Lisgoold and Leamlara lie about 13km north of Midleton in East Cork.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said outdoor air pollution is a leading cause of cancer in humans.

MY teenager daughter just loves her new mobile phone.

Your coverage and editorial pieces on the Australian position regarding plain packaging for tobacco products, fails to mention the downsides.

YOUR article (June 1) linking mobile phones and cancer is laudable but may serve to confuse rather than enlighten, which probably reflects the reality of the situation as of today.

CHILDREN should only use mobile phones “for essential purposes” as they are far more vulnerable to cancer-causing radiation, according to advice from the Department of Health.

Mobile phone users could be increasing their chances of developing brain cancer, experts have warned.

UP TO a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference on breast cancer said yesterday.

Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers claimed today.

People who have more vitamin D in their blood are less likely to develop bowel cancer than those with low levels, researchers said today.

SUNBED use in Ireland must be regulated after new research found the cancer risk is as great as smoking, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

Almost a third of breast cancer cases are linked to obesity and a lack of exercise, a new study revealed today.

AN Irish cancer expert has dismissed the findings of a European survey claiming the country has the highest cancer rates in the European Union.

GLOBAL cancer rates could increase by a further 50% to 15 million new cases each year by 2020, according to a report published yesterday.

TWO out of three workers who don’t smoke want a total ban on smoking in the workplace to protect their health.