A supplement taken by millions for its health benefits may help to trigger aggressive and lethal prostate cancer, research has shown.

A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.

A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.

One of life’s simple pleasures just got a little sweeter.

WHAT is the healthiest weight to be? People hoping for a little jiggle room may be disappointed — it is the weight already identified by public health experts using body mass index (BMI).

COOKING meat at high temperatures, or until it is well done, could increase the risk of bladder cancer, experts said yesterday.

A REVIEW of scientific evidence has found that common painkillers reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 21%.

A LONG-AWAITED US federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers but points out it is far from perfect.

A TREATMENT for brittle bones has a dramatic effect on breast cancer when combined with chemotherapy, research has shown.

MOBILE phone users should take precautions to protect themselves from cancer risks and should not wait for a definitive study to be published, the head of a US cancer research institute said yesterday.

Tens of thousands of people braved heavy rain and thunder tonight to see Paul McCartney perform a charity concert in Kiev's central Independence Square.

PATIENTS in Irish hospitals are benefiting from cutting-edge bioscientific research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin’s Institute of Molecular Medicine, a report has revealed.

PUTTING on weight throughout adulthood can increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer in middle age, research has shown.

CERVICAL cancer could be largely prevented using existing or soon-to-be available technology because scientists better understand what causes the disease today.

CANCER campaigners have criticised Government inaction after a major new study showed Ireland has some of the lowest survival rates from the disease in Europe.

Survival rates among women suffering from cancer in Ireland are among the lowest in Europe, according to a new comprehensive study compiled by the National Cancer Institute of Milan.

Overdosing on vitamins can increase the risk of deadly prostate cancer, new research suggests.

The White House today defended Laura Bush’s decision not to disclose she had a skin cancer tumour removed from her right shin last month.

IRISH company Biotrin International has joined forces with the National Cancer Institute in Washington DC to commercialise its cervical cancer vaccines.

An all-Ireland agreement designed to prevent more forms of cancer was signed today.

A father spoke today of how a pioneering gene therapy eradicated his cancer, allowing him to attend his daughter’s wedding.

A WIDELY-USED bone drug can prevent breast cancer and is safer and just as effective for post-menopausal women as tamoxifen, a study has shown.

Middle-age women can cut their risk of strokes but not heart attacks by regularly taking low doses of aspirin, and the pills help prevent both problems in women 65 and older, a major study found today.

Drug giant Pfizer is to stop advertising its best-selling arthritis pain reliever Celebrex after a study showed high doses of it were associated with an increased heart attack risk.

US drugs giant Pfizer admitted it had found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex – but has no plans to remove it from the market.

Obesity levels among Irish people can lead to several forms of cancer here, a joint All-Ireland and US conference was told today.

A decade-long study comparing conventional colon cancer surgery with “keyhole” surgery found identical success rates, disproving fears that tumours would be more likely to return if surgeons did not open up the patient’s belly for a full view.

FREQUENT sexual activity does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer — and might even reduce the danger — an American study has found.

Getting plenty of vitamin E by eating foods like nuts and olive oil appears to halve the risk of bladder cancer – the fourth biggest cancer killer among men - an American study suggests.

HEALTH MINISTER Micheál Martin will get first-hand experience of the operation of the smoking ban in New York next week.

SMOKERS and ex-smokers soon will be able to predict their risk of lung cancer

IRELAND should take measures to prepare for a series of likely bio-terrorist attacks, a top Bush administration official warned yesterday.

INITIATIVES to expand trade and investment and create US-Irish partnerships between the United States, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland were announced at the US-Ireland summit in Washington DC yesterday.

CANCER patients should exercise caution when using alternative medicines over fears that false and misleading claims on internet sites could prove dangerous.