Scientists find promising pancreatic cancer leads
Pancreatic cancer kills three in four people within the first year. But new research is offering hope to people in years to come.…
Breast cancer awareness month: Targeted therapies offer hope
This October marks the 30th edition of Pink October, an entire month in France dedicated to raising awareness and promoting breast cancer screening. Each year, some 61,000 new cases are diagnosed, and…
How can you reduce your cancer risk?
There are more than 300 types of cancer. It’s impossible to guard against all of them completely. But there are a number of risk factors that we can influence ourselves. With the…
The CAR-T cell revolution: Reprogramming T lymphocytes against cancer
A 2024 Global Citizen Prize winner – Andrew Ddebme – spoke to FRANCE 24 about the joys of having his work recognised by the international organisation. Ddebme is the founder of MobiKlinic,…
Will space labs soon help cure cancer?
Could we soon get better drugs and faster computers thanks to research and production in space? Some companies are betting big on the idea of working in zero gravity. Here's how you…
Seaweed microbots could one day treat cancer, researcher says
It is the first of its kind, its developers say: a microrobot which can navigate in a cell network and stimulate individual cells in a targeted manner. The discovery has the potential…
Residents of Louisiana’s ‘cancer alley’ suffering from industrial pollution
Louisiana is home to 25 percent of the US petrochemical industry and is the country's fourth-largest crude oil producer. As a result, it is one of the states with the highest levels…
Debunking claims that Kate Middleton’s cancer reveal video is AI-generated
Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis video sparked a new series of conspiracy theories on social media, as many claim that the video is a deepfake. We tell you more in this edition of…
World Cancer Day 2020: Surviving Cancer
Mrs. Kehinde Gbelee, Mrs. Ebunola Anozie, and Ms. Della Ogunleye are the three most unlikely women to sit in the same room. Each of them has been touched by cancer. World Cancer…
Romanian woman dies after being set on fire during surgery
A patient has died after she was set alight during surgery for cancer, succumbing to burns on 40 percent of her body. Surgeons had used an electric scalpel and flammable disinfectant in…
On the path to a cancer cure: Targeted therapies and app devices help pave the way
On the path to a cancer cure: Targeted therapies and app devices help pave the way…