Rates of several other cancers also rising faster in younger than in older adults Excess weight is key contributor, but unlikely to fully explain this trend, say researchers Cases of several cancers are rising in England among both younger and older adults, but rates of bowel and ovarian cancer are ...

Also associated with increased risk of death from any cause in those with the disease Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published ...

May be time to reassess use of PARP inhibitor drugs in these patients, say researchers Findings pave way for refining genetic testing and personalised treatment in prostate cancer Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate ...

Could kickstart new generation of screening tests for early cancer detection, say researchers A sex-specific panel of 10 proteins can pick up 18 different early stage cancers, representing all the major organs of the human body, finds a proof of concept study published in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.  The ...

New cases have risen 79%, overall, with fastest rise in windpipe and prostate cancers Heaviest death toll for cancers of breast, windpipe, lung, bowel, and stomach There’s been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990-2019), ...