Cancer and heart disease vaccines to be ready by end of the decade

Experts have promised a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer. 

Medicaid Foundation says about 40,000 Nigerian children diagnosed with cancer annually

The founder, Medicaid Cancer Foundation and First lady of Kebbi State, Zainab-Shinkafi Bagudu says about 40,000 Nigerian children are diagnosed with different types of cancer in the country every year.

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HEALTH ALERT: Scientists unravel link between alcohol and cancer

Think twice about that frothy, bubbly alcohol you consume as scientists have issued a new warning about its health effects by unravelling the linkage between it and cancer.

Alcohol damages the DNA of stem cells responsible for producing new blood, according to a mouse study which may explain the link between drinking and cancer, scientists said on Wednesday.

Scary stats: 10,000 Nigerians die of cancer annually

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday in Abuja said 10,000 people die annually due to agony and lack of basic equipment for treatment of cancer.

Adewole said at the inauguration of the National Hospital’s Radiotherapy Centre with new Multilleave Lenear Accelerator for cancer treatment.

Health Study: Anti-cancer breakthrough CICD can eradicate tumours, researchers say

A newly discovered process to kill cancer cells can eradicate tumours and reduce the risk of side effects and recurrence of the disease, scientists say.

The method, called Caspase Independent Cell Death (CICD), completely removed tumours in experimental models.

Wow! Nobel Laureate says universal cure for HIV, cancer underway

A Nobel Laureate, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says efforts are ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through collaboration.

Barre-Sinoussi, a co-discoverer of the HIV, said this in Paris while conducting some select journalists on a tour of the sophisticated laboratories at Institut Pasteur.

World Health Alert! Cancer cases among women rising six times faster than men

Cancer cases among women are rising six times faster than in men, according to new research.

According to Cancer Research UK, unhealthy lifestyles are responsible for the rise in cancer cases among both sexes - but women are bearing the brunt of the increase.

Obesity is one of the factors that can increase the risk of cancers that only affect women, such as womb cancer and ovarian cancer.

World Health Research: Wow! Breath test could be cancer lifesaver

A simple breath test could be the key to achieving earlier diagnosis of two deadly cancers.

A trial of more than 300 patients demonstrated the test can identify stomach and oesophageal cancers with 85% accuracy by picking up on levels of acids and chemicals.

Both types of cancer are often diagnosed late and have poor survival rates.

World Health Research: Artificial intelligence 'as good as cancer doctors'

Artificial intelligence can identify skin cancer in photographs with the same accuracy as trained doctors, say scientists.

The Stanford University team said the findings were "incredibly exciting" and would now be tested in clinics.