Reaction to study finding an association between fish consumption and melanoma risk
A study of nearly half a million adults examines the association between total and specific fish intake and melanoma risk.
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What we know about the health impact of drinking a glass of wine a day
"The level of alcohol consumption that does not harm health is zero," says a review of dozens of studies conducted in recent years on the effect of light drinking. The 20 or so authors of the paper, and other experts, insist that "alcohol is carcinogenic from the first drink". In their view, this message should be conveyed more clearly to the public.
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Reactions to the finding of new combinations of mutations, 'mutational signatures', associated with specific cancers
Whole genome analysis of more than 12,000 tumors has identified new patterns of mutations associated with specific cancers. These combinations generate specific mutational signatures, the study of which provides information on environmental factors causing the mutations. The work is published in Science.
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“Eating bacon causes cancer, according to the WHO”: how to interpret the IARC's messages
The monographs of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cause controversy in the public debate when they analyze topics such as meat and cell phone radiation. Interpreting their work rigorously is not easy: in this guide we try to help contextualize their studies.
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