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HEALTH: Can turmeric help fight cancer?

My husband is having chemotherapy for bowel cancer. Is it true that turmeric can be helpful with the outcome?




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HIV people who smoke more likely to die of lung cancer

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital studied HIV patients' risk of dying from the disease or from lung cancer. They found people were 10 times more likely to die from lung cancer.




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Fight to control anal cancer epidemic in America

A union of top professors from four leading universities - Harvard, Baylor, Florida and Texas - are uniting to present research on the impending anal cancer epidemic in America.




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Boy, four, suffering from rare cancer pens heartbreaking letter to Father Christmas

Zac Oliver, four, from Shropshire, who is undergoing a particularly harsh cycle of chemotherapy to contain his rare form of leukaemia, has penned a letter to Father Christmas.




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Jordin Sparks wears a pink diner dress as she marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Waitress cast

Jordin Sparks joined her Broadway co-stars in Waitress to pay tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday.




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Luxury health spa Champneys accused of telling guests apple crumble may 'help reduce risk of cancer'

Champneys allegedly failed to inform guests at its Forest Mere resort (pictured), in Liphook, West Sussex, it had a food hygiene rating of just 2 out of 5.




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Respiratory nurse at St Mary's Hospital Paddington Sue Taylor's family sues over asbestos cancer

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Taylor, of Worthing, West Sussex, died aged 55 in 2017 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma the previous year. A coroner ruled she was poisoned by asbestos at hospitals in 1980s.




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David Beckham leaves cancer sufferer speechless by paying a surprise visit to his Oxfordshire home

The former Manchester United and England midfielder is in self-quarantine with wife Victoria and three of their four children as Britain adjusts to a fourth week of lockdown.




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Alex Trebek celebrates beating the one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients

The 79-year-old famed Jeopardy host admitted that his journey hasn't been easy and he's battled with bouts of 'great depression' through the process.




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Scientists to test if drugs for cancer, depression and high blood pressure can treat coronavirus

Researchers say the drugs may help treat a variety of conditions caused by the coronavirus including stopping the virus from entering cells, preventing lung damage and abating inflammation.




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A cancer survivor and a busy mother-of-three stun viewers after 10 Years Younger in 10 Days makeover

Hairdresser Lindsey, 51, told the Channel 5 show she'd lost confidence after battling cancer, while busy life coach Myrah, from Birmingham, 45, didn't have time for herself while focusing on her children.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS nurse crowdfunds for cancer treatment

Heather Wilson, 55, from Grimsby, has to raise £50,000 for life-saving cancer treatment. The NHS nurse's surgery was delayed by five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Veterans blame cancer on Uzbek base where black goo oozed from the ground

Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2, was a former Soviet air base just a few hundred miles from the Afghanistan border, and became a key hub in the early fight against the Taliban in 2001.




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Cycling news: Sir Dave Brailsford reveals he is recovering from prostate cancer

The 55-year-old cycling coach confirmed in an interview with The Times that he has had surgery on a tumour which doctors discovered after flagging up concerns over blood tests.




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Cancer and your finances: Benefits you may be entitled to

Grappling with the benefits monster can be daunting, particularly for those struggling with common side effects such as nausea, fatigue and chemo brain so here's everything you need to know.




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Alan Rickman 'died of pancreatic cancer' say sources

The star died yesterday at a London hospital, surrounded by friends and relatives including his wife Rima, after waging a secret fight with the illness.




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A simple tongue test could diagnose pancreatic cancer before symptoms develop

A study by Zhejiang University, China, found patients in the early stages of the disease have higher levels of two types of bacteria in their mouths, while another two bugs are notably lower.




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Elle Halliwell tells 60 Minutes she never thought she and her baby would survive cancer

When Sydney journalist Elle Halliwell found out she had cancer, she feared she would die. Just two days later she found out she was pregnant and feared the disease would also kill her baby.




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Elle Halliwell on finding strength after cancer diagnosis

She chose to risk her own life in order to give her unborn son a chance.




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Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles, 67, reveals he has breast cancer 

The 67-year-old made the revelation during an interview with Michael Strahan, which is set to air on Good Morning America on Wednesday.




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Cancer put me out of work two years ago, what benefits can I claim?

I was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of blood cancer that put me out of work two years ago, can I claim Employment Support Allowance or get any other help?




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Vinnie Jones breaks down in tears as he recalls final moments with wife before she died of cancer

The hardman footballer-turned-actor told the Sunday Mirror he cried 'almost every night' since his wife of 25 years died in their Hollywood home on July 6.




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Vinnie Jones recalls moment his wife died after long cancer battle 

The hardman footballer-turned-actor told the Sunday Mirror he cried 'almost every night' since his wife of 25 years died in their Hollywood home on July 6.




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Beth Chapman dead at 51: Dog the Bounty Hunter loses his wife after cancer battle

News of her death was shared by her husband Duane Dog Chapman, who launched to fame alongside his wife on the popular reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter.




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IVF woman fearing cancer found her 'mum' is not her biological mother

Robyn Ranford, 22, (right) from London, lost her mother to breast cancer (pictured together left). Her father told her not to worry about any hereditary risk as her 'mum' was not her biological mother.




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Mom, 39, loses battle with cancer after she pens heartbreaking letter to her insurer

Erika Zak lost her battle with colon cancer, even when a much-needed liver transplant had just come through to try and save her life. Her death came after she spent the last five years battling the cancer.




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Designer Camilla Franks reflects on her stage three breast cancer journey one year after treatment

Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks posted a series of emotional photos to commemorate finishing treatment for stage three breast cancer a year ago, as she prepares to have her ovaries removed.




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Mother avoided bond with newborn when diagnosed with terminal cancer

Hannah Toohill, from Dingwall in Scotland, began experiencing crippling back and chest pain four months into her pregnancy before she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.




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Father-of-six, 33, marries just before dying from lung cancer

Gary Smart told staff at Northampton General Hospital that he wanted to die a married man after doctors gave the father of six just days to live when they diagnosed his terminal lung cancer.




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Bill Turnbull changed diet and gave up alcohol after cancer diagnosis

Bill Turnbull has revealed he is feeling 'remarkably well' after being diagnosed with an advanced form of prostate cancer in November 2017.




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Woman found 'spot' on end of her nose was actually CANCER

Mandy Pollard, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, first noticed the mark on the tip of her nose two years ago. She only decided to seek medical advice when it became bigger.




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Coffey Anderson's wife's stage 4 colon cancer has spread

Mom-of-three Criscilla was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. She was told in the last few weeks that the disease has now spread. She pictured with her husband main and kids inset.




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Val Kilmer in high spirits in LA despite throat cancer battle

Val Kilmer, 59, hammed it up for the camera while hosting artist Tamie Adaya's GLAM Art Exhibition at his HelMel studio in Los Angeles on Saturday.




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Ex-Corrie star Gray O'Brien shares battle with stage four cancer

The actor, 51, revealed he's been secretly battling stage four tonsil cancer, and shared his delight over completing his treatment by ringing a bell in hospital in a clip posted to Twitter on Monday.




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Schamroth window: Simple finger test that 'can reveal cancer'

People should see a diamond-shaped gap between their nailbeds when they hold their forefingers back-to-back, and people whose fingers fit flat against one another may have clubbed fingers.




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Nutritionist shares signs she missed before cancer diagnosis

Kate Callaghan from New Zealand was diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks ago. The mum, 35, wasn't tested when she first visited doctors because they thought she was 'too healthy'.




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Cancer-stricken woman's only stem cell match was murdered son

Tania Morris (pictured) from Staffordshire fears this Christmas could be her last after she was struck down with Hodgkin Lymphoma a year ago and has been unable to find a donor.




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Twin, 25, loses brother to brain cancer after two-day headache

Ashan Corrick, 25, from Filton, Bristol, was diagnosed with brain cancer at Southmead Hospital on August 17, after suffering a headache for just two days. He died on December 17.




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Five-inch HORN removed from man's back was skin cancer

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horn was the result of a common cancer called a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Doctors in Chester removed it and covered the hole with a skin graft.




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How your height can show your risk of cancer and heart disease

The size of various parts of our body is now known to provide clues about whether we're at risk from a range of diseases, including gout, high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer.




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Curcumin compound in turmeric could help beat CANCER

Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia analysed almost 5,000 studies and found that curcumin interfered with the growth of eight types of cancers under laboratory settings.




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'Cancer cluster' fears as six residents of street develop tumours

Taylor Wind, 19, is one of 191 people in Mooresville, North Carolina, who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 2012 and 2016. which her mother believes is linked to coal ash from a nearby plant.




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Cancer breakthrough: tumour-killing cells can now be activated

Doctors in the UK have for years been using CAR T-cell therapy to make some immune cells directly target tumour cells in blood cancer patients. But exactly how this process worked was a mystery.




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Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies from cancer at 52

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the acclaimed memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, has died at the age of 52 following a long battle with breast cancer.




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Shannen Doherty reveals she has stage IV cancer

The actress appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning to share her condition. She said she wanted to make it public before it emerged in court documents this week.




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Shannen Doherty on why terminal cancer diagnosis was secret

In the second part of her interview that aired on Wednesday, Doherty said she kept it secret for so long because she did not people to look at her and think 'dead man walking'.




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Gay and bisexual men 'more likely to suffer skin cancer'

Rates of skin cancer were 8.1 - 8.4 per cent among gay and bisexual men compared to 6.7 for straight men in a group of more than 45,000 Americans.




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Queen of Katwe's Nikita Pearl Waligwa, 15, dies of brain cancer

Nikita Pearl played Gloria in the film - also starring Lupita Nyong'o - about a chess prodigy from a Ugandan slum. She died at hospital in Naalya, Kampala, last night, Ugandan media reports.




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Dame Julie Walters, 69, says she had stage three bowel cancer

She told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer just 18 months ago after two primary tumours were discovered in her large intestine. 




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FDNY firefighter dies from cancer linked to 9/11 rescue work

FDNY firefighter Danny Foley, 46, died on Saturday of pancreatic cancer linked to his rescue work after the 9/11 attacks. Danny spent 11 days searching for his brother Tommy in the rubble.