Chernobyl Link to Rising Cancer Rates
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Scientific evidence that fallout from Chernobyl may have raised cancer rates in western Europe has emerged for the first time. Researchers in Sweden identified
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NEW YORK  - As a treatment for breast cancer, radiation, even modern regimens, appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for March 7.
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A new study suggests more than 800 people in northern Sweden developed cancer as a result of the radioactive fallout caused by the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
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Radiation exposure from a yearly full-body scan could dramatically increase the lifetime risk of cancer, researchers report in a new study.
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More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a new study by Swedish scientists.
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University of Mississippi researchers have determined in a animal embryo model alcohol use fuels the growth of cancerous tumors. For almost a hundred years mounting evidence has linked alcohol use to an increased
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Pesticides and other pollutants in the environment may contribute to childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
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The number of mutated genes driving cancer development is greater than previously thought, research shows.
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Long-term use increases the risk of developing tumors, new research indicates.
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Researchers from Iceland have found that close relatives of cancer patients have a much higher risk of developing cancer themselves and the higher risk extends beyond the immediate family.
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KULSHICHI, Belarus -- No one lives here anymore. Only radiation-danger signs stick up from the ground in this village contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl accident, and abandoned buildings gape silently, their windows broken.
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Lyon (pts) - Childhood cancer rates have slowly increased over the last 30 years, according to research. The International Agency for Research on Cancer http://www.
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Children living near high-voltage powerlines may reportedly have double the risk of contracting cancer, new research suggests. A Department of Health study indicates children living within
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The number of Americans undergoing CT scans has increased dramatically in recent years, driving a significant increase in the amount of radiation that many people are being exposed to from medical procedures.
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NEW YORK  - Workers at one U.S. nuclear facility have suffered higher-than-average rates of certain cancers, a study shows -- suggesting that on-the-job exposures are to blame.
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The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Living next to heavy industry may boost lung cancer risk, suggests new research.