• Health & Medicine

Breastfeeding provides major protection against breast cancer

Breastfeeding and having large numbers of children are the key to the developing world's low rates of breast cancer compared with Western countries such as Britain, according to landmark research published in The Lancet later this week1. Breastfeeding and having large numbers of children are the key to the developing world's low rates of breast cancer compared with Western countries such as Britain, according to landmark research published in The Lancet later this week1.

18 July 2002

Charity 'on song' to educate kids

Cancer Research UK has this month launched its biggest ever initiative to get more than a quarter of a million children to take an interest in science and health. Cancer Research UK has this month launched its biggest ever initiative to get more than a quarter of a million children to take an interest in science and health.

8 July 2002

• Health & Medicine

Smoking expelled from UK schools

School children are to jolt friends who smoke out of the habit using a unique school plan to highlight the damage it does to the body and planet. School children are to jolt friends who smoke out of the habit using a unique school plan to highlight the damage it does to the body and planet.

20 June 2002

• Health & Medicine

Researchers ease fears over radon

Children living in homes with high levels of radon gas or gamma radiation are not at detectably increased risk of developing cancer, according to a major new study published in this week's British Journal of Cancer1. Children living in homes with high levels of radon gas or gamma radiation are not at detectably increased risk of developing cancer, according to a major new study published in this week's British Journal of Cancer1.

7 June 2002

More children concerned about cancer than war in Afghanistan

School children are more concerned about the risk of losing someone with cancer than the impact of terrorism and war, according to a MORI survey for Cancer Research UK. School children are more concerned about the risk of losing someone with cancer than the impact of terrorism and war, according to a MORI survey for Cancer Research UK.

9 May 2002