Mad cow's disease linked to cjd - Is there a link between mad cow's disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and the virus Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD), which causes the brain to...

Cjd can be easily spread by surgery, researchers find - Any surgical procedure is a major, and unrecognised, source for the spread of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, or mad cow disease, researchers have discover...

Lung cancer: - The drugs that don't work - Lung cancer patients are usually prescribed either Tarceva (erlotinib) or Iressa (glefitinib). Doctors will probably tell the unfortunate patient tha...

Lung cancer - A reader’s friend has been recently diagnosed with lung cancer. She has been told it is inoperable and is just starting chemotherapy. Do readers know...

Screening for lung cancer doesn't reduce death - Regular screening of individuals at risk of lung cancer may not reduce death from the disease. ...

Hrt new evidence of cancer risks - A major re-analysis of the worldwide evidence linking breast cancer with HRT has concluded that the risk of the disease increased in women using HRT a...

Hrt: new evidence shows link with endometrial cancer - The safety of unopposed low potency oestrogens, prescribed to treat urogenital symptoms in post menopausal women, is once again being questioned in n...

Eat your veggies to prevent lung cancer - Isothiocyanates valuable nutrients found in cruciferous vegetables may help to prevent lung cancer, say Chinese researchers. ...