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Experts Respond: IARC – Cellphones “Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans”
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a subsidiary of the World Health Organization, has released a monograph classifying […]
Continue readingFrom mobiles to microwaves: Assessing radiation hazards
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is assessing the carcinogenic hazards associated with exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. […]
Continue readingOtago research makes advances in battle against cancer
University of Otago scientists have uncovered how a key protein is involved in the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Research […]
Continue readingOutside the evacuation zone: Health effects of low dose radiation
Media coverage and commentary on the crisis in Japan’s Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear plant has focused intensely on possible acute effects […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Foreign teams to work on promising NZ cancer drug
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about a ‘stealth’ anti-cancer drug, developed by Auckland University researchers, which is […]
Continue readingRadiation from cardia angioplasty or myocardial perfusion imaging increases cancer risk
A study of more than 82,000 heart patients in Quebec was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). […]
Continue readingStuff: NZ fourth in world in rate of cancer
Rebecca Todd writes in Stuff about new statistics out from the World Cancer Research Fund showing that New Zealand has […]
Continue reading3 News: New test to ‘revolutionise’ cancer treatment
Jeff Hampton reports for 3 News about a new blood test which researchers believe could substantially change how cancer is […]
Continue readingNZ cancer survival rates improve
A newly-released Ministry of Health report shows that New Zealand survival rates for cancer improved between 1998 and 2007. However, […]
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