Age and older adults are largely obscured in media representations of cancer, according to a study published in April 2018 in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The team of researchers led by the University of Glasgow Institute of Health and Wellbeing note that it is important for older adults to appreciate their heightened… Continue reading Media Representations of Cancer Neglect an Important Risk Factor: Age
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Blood Test to Predict Cancer Risk
A new research report published in the October 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal may make the early detection of cancer as easy as a simple blood test. This test, called the “lymphocyte genome sensitivity” (LGS) test, could not only detect some cancers earlier than ever before, but it may eliminate the need for some… Continue reading Blood Test to Predict Cancer Risk