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Trends in the incidence of oral cancer in Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 2015 Increase in the number of oral cancer cases The total number of cancer cases identified by the SCR from 1994 to 2015 was 172,424, with 83,185 (48.2%) males and 89,239 (51.7%) females. Of this total, 3184 cases (1.8%) were oral cancer. […]

Washington’s Ron Rivera says he has cancer, plans to continue coaching 9:07 PM ET Washington coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with cancer but plans to continue coaching, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday night. Rivera told Schefter he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. The team later said that he has squamous cell […]

Breast cancer: One-dose radiotherapy ‘as effective as full course’ A single targeted dose of radiotherapy could be as effective at treating breast cancer as a full course, a long-term study suggests. Researchers said people who received the shorter treatment were also less likely to die of other cancers and heart disease in the following five […]

Linda Nolan and Bill Turnbull urge public not to delay cancer checks Singer Linda Nolan and presenter Bill Turnbull are among the celebrities with cancer who are urging the public not to put off seeking important checks. Concerns have been raised that people have delayed coming forward because of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of […]

This mother-daughter duo is helping breast cancer survivors feel confident in their bodies At 17, Akriti Gupta saw the lives of cancer patients and survivors up close. In 2015, her father was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer in 2015. During routine hospital visits, Akriti and her mother Kavita Gupta came across many […]