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New Jersey couple awarded $37 million in talcum powder case

(CNN) – A jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey, awarded $30 million in compensatory damages on Thursday to a man who got cancer after decades of using talcum powder. His wife was awarded $7 million in damages.

April 6, 2018
Published in Justice

Yes, too much sugar is bad for our health – here’s what the science says

The World Health Organisation recommends limiting “free sugars” to less than 10% of our total energy intake. This equates to around 12 teaspoons a day for an average adult.

March 12, 2018
Published in Health

The cancer Kaposi sarcoma. South Africa has large productivity losses because of deaths caused by it. Shutterstock

Cancer is costing BRICS economies billions each year

Premature – and potentially avoidable – death from cancer is costing tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity in a group of key developing economies.

March 11, 2018
Published in Health

When you're sending a $500,000 vial of genetically engineered, cancer-fighting cells, a safe delivery can mean the difference between life and death. Getty Images

Inside the Company Delivering the Next Generation of Cancer Therapies

Every day, UPS, Fedex, and DHL deliver about 37 million packages to doorsteps, front desks, and receiving docks across the globe. Along the way each one will pass through dozens of hands as they’re stacked, sorted, and smushed into planes and trucks. That’s why so many of them show up looking a little, well, world-weary. And why some never show up at all.

March 6, 2018
Published in Health

CARPHA executive director, Dr C. James Hospedales.

CARPHA says several cancer deaths are preventable

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 4, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Saturday said that the large number of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in the Caribbean is very alarming, since cervical cancer is largely preventable, and breast cancer can be detected early and treated successfully.

February 5, 2017
Published in Health

Director of Non-Communicable Disease and Injuries Prevention in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson-Sadler.

Jamaica's health ministry to gather data on all types of cancer

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 27, – Jamaica's Ministry of Health says it is expanding the reach of the National Cancer Registry (NCR) to facilitate gathering data on every type of cancer in Jamaica.

September 27, 2016
Published in Health

Stress leads to rapid spread of cancer, scientists say

A team of Melbourne researchers have discovered that stress leads to cancer spreading more rapidly throughout the body.

July 4, 2016
Published in Health

A woman gets a free mammogram inside Peru's first mobile unit for breast cancer detection, in Lima March 8, 2012. | Photo: Reuters

WHO: Over 70% of World Population Will Have Cancer in 20 Years

The World Health Organization insisted on the importance of communication, awareness and good-quality health services to prevent the rise of deadly tumors.

February 5, 2015
Published in Health

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