People who smoke soon after getting up in the morning are more likely to develop cancer than those who light up later in the day, say US researchers. A study of 7,610 smokers, published in the journal Cancer, said the effect was independent of other smoking habits. Smoking in the first 30 minutes after waking ... Read more
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Cancer ‘fuelled by extra drinks’
Drinking more than a pint of beer a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers, research suggests. The Europe-wide study of 363,988 people reported in the British Medical Journal found one in 10 of all cancers in men and one in 33 in women were caused by past or current alcohol intake. More ... Read more
Call for mass awareness on cancer
Cancer experts at a seminar called upon the government to launch a mass awareness programme to save people from the ‘silent killer’ disease. They made the call at a seminar organised by Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR), an NGO, at Nachole upazila auditorium of Chapainawabganj on Saturday, says