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Cancer death on Gaza Strip

Tag:Gaza, Israel, News, testicular cancer, UncategorizedA young man was barred from leaving the Gaza strip for chemotherapy in Israel and Nael al-Kurdi died as a result.

The signs were great for Mr al-Kurdi with the tumour shrinking by half. In June this year mr al-Kurdi’s luck changed. Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel tightened its blockade […]

Bike Covers

Tag:cancer, Charities, testicular cancerCanalrat pointed out in his post “Ouch!” , the bike covers outside central station:
“Watch out! Cancer is closer than you think. Testicular cancer is the most preventable form of cancer in young men.”
A great poster campaign from The Fight Cancer Foundation.

Smoking Mice! Cancer Link?!

Tag:cancer, Mice, Research, SmokingAlright it’s a funny title, but recent research on mice has found that smoking can not only cause cancer (which we all know!) but can damage sperm by changing it’s DNA sequence.
Several Mature Mice were exposed to cigarette smoke for either six or 12 weeks, while a specific strech of repeated portions […]