Australia Backyards, Not Beach, Higher Cancer Risk
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Australians are more at risk of  contracting deadly skin cancer in their home backyards  gardening, barbecuing or simply hanging out the washing than on  the beach.
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Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
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Cancers among children and older teenagers are increasing more quickly in Europe than 30 years ago, according to a major study published today.
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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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Obese women face a greater risk of colorectal cancer than obese men, says a Stony Brook University study presented Nov. 1 at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
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Patients with coronary artery disease face nearly double the risk of healthy people for colorectal cancer, according to a Hong Kong study released Tuesday in the United States.
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Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, research suggests.
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Managers are less likely to have cancer, while shop assistants have a greater chance of suffering back pain and nurses have a higher rate of heart disease, according to a new Australian study.
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According to a new study that suggests the family-associated increased risk of some cancers may extend well beyond the immediate family.
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Drinking coffee, using mobile phones  or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer,  according to a risk ranking system devised by an Australian  cancer specialist to debunk popular myths.
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New treatment guidelines for breast cancer patients in the United States could spark changes to management of those with the disease in Australia.
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Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
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Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.
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Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
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Pesticides and other pollutants in the environment may contribute to childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
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Farmworkers exposed to high levels of pesticides, as well as home gardeners who use these chemicals to kill insects and fungus on their house plants, run a higher risk of brain cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday.