Reading time: 4 minutes Hema Saranya Ilamathi Diet plays a powerful but often misunderstood role in shaping our long‑term cancer risk. While scientific studies have explored this connection for decades, recent research has clarified some patterns while also revealing just how complex the relationship truly is. What we choose to eat each day forms patterns... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 4 minutes Rafaela Muniz de Queiroz When you search online or hear explanations about how cancer develops, you have probably come across something along the lines of: “cancer arises when cells acquire mutations in their DNA that lead to uncontrolled proliferation.” This concept is correct. It describes the process of malignant transformation, in... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Dr. Ludmila Peres Diaz An unexpected turn in the storyline is one of the most valuable tools novelists use to keep the audience engaged. The sudden death of a beloved character (Ned Stark) or of the one who supports the hero (Gandalf) gives the story the push it needs to move... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Charles Okila, MPH Clinical trials provide an avenue for many patients suffering from cancer to obtain access to new therapies and more intensive care. However, only a small percentage of cancer patients participate in these clinical trials. The lack of participation is seldom a matter of unwillingness. Instead, it is the... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Sandhyaa Venkatachalam Cervical cancer is jinxed in the world of oncology: caused by a high-risk HPV (Human papillomavirus) infection in the uterine cervix (lower part of the uterus/womb), it is one of the few cancers that can be gotten rid of, if detected early and through vaccination; yet as per the... Continue Reading →
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