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Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence.

Mammogram switch, melanoma mole count, who’s toking up?

This week's latest health news

Ending breast cancer confusion

How to find the best breast cancer info

Texas man fundraising to buy Halloween costumes for pediatric cancer patients

A Houston father-of-two has started a fundraising campaign to buy Halloween costumes for pediatric cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Web module helps patients decide about lung cancer screening

A brief web-based decision aid gives current or former smokers individualized feedback on whether or not lung cancer screening is right for them, according to a small study.

Mediterranean diet linked to healthier aging brain

Following a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish and healthy fats may preserve a more youthful brain in old age, a U.S. study suggests.

5 foods that can help cut breast cancer risk

Healthy diet and eating habits can go a long way in lowering cancer risk.

This number of moles on your arm may signal a higher melanoma risk

People who have 11 or more moles on one of their arms could have a higher risk of the deadly skin cancer melanoma, according to a new study. 

Almost half of elderly patients miscalculate life expectancy

Almost half of elderly people don't have an accurate sense of how much longer they're likely to live, a problem that may lead some of them to make poorly informed medical decisions, a U.S. study suggests.

Novartis broadens cancer immune therapy pipeline with acquisition, pacts

Novartis has broadened its immuno-oncology pipeline with the acquisition of Admune Therapeutics and through licensing agreements with small drug developers Xoma and Palobiofarma.