The Geneva-based WHO plays a pivotal role in battling global health threats, focusing on infectious diseases as well as humanitarian crises and chronic
Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.
Groundbreaking South African study finds that regular exercise before cancer diagnosis reduces progression risk by 27% and mortality by 47%.
Go for routine screening. Pap smears and HPV tests can detect pre-cancerous changes early. Women aged 21-29 should have a Pap smear every three years, while those aged 30-65 benefit from combining Pap smears with HPV tests every five years.
Members of Generation X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. In the meantime, young Canadians struggle to get diagnosed in a timely fashion,
The cervix is the lower part of a woman’s uterus or womb, which opens into the vagina. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Cancer of the cervix is the second most common cancer
The CNN poll also showed support for labels about alcohol consumption and cancer risk, as recommended by the U.S. surgeon general earlier this month.
As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that they can cause cancer. His office also published a report detailing just how carcinogenic booze can be,
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
Cells function differently under low gravity conditions. Rather than send lab samples to space, researchers are developing Earth-bound tools to more easily study microgravity’s effects on biology.
Most adults in the United States drink alcohol, but there is steadily growing public concern about the health effects of moderate drinking.
The study revealed that people who were over the WHO guidelines on waist circumference had a total of 11% higher risk of cancer. This increased risk wasn’t swayed even if they met the physical active requirements.