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A scientific commission is predicting an 85% increase in deaths from the disease by 2040.

A Lancet commission is predicting an 85% increase in deaths from the disease by 2040.

<p>Physicians and scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) will join oncology experts and members of the global cancer research community to present the latest advances in cancer discovery during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting on April 5-10 in San Diego, California.</p>

Acupuncturists claim to treat many conditions, but they especially like to claim that they can treat chronic pain, for a couple of reasons.

It’s like playing whac-a-mole: as soon as I show that acupuncture doesnt work, another study pops up and says it does. Some fictions wont go away.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

Oak Creek officials have approved city financial support for a $100.2 million development with 399 apartments, which could start construction in 2024.

Most high income countries, including the UK, do not have a national prostate cancer screening programme, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to their doctor. But experts writing in The BMJ today argue that these shared decision policies have led to high rates of PSA testing and clear medical harm, with minimal benefit and inequity.

Unnecessarily high levels of prostate checks ‘have minimal benefit and can harm patients’, say experts

Most high income countries, including the UK, do not have a national prostate cancer screening programme, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to their doctor.