News tagged with throat cancers

Drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of throat cancer

People are advised to wait a few minutes before drinking a cup of freshly-boiled tea today as a new study, published on bmj.com, finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 7

The Medical Minute: Cancer prevention

People often ask their physicians what they can do to prevent cancers. Various supplements and unorthodox treatments to clean out the system and purge toxins are promoted by convincing arguments as a way to improve health ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Researchers develop tool to rank death rates

Have you ever wondered what the chances are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0