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Starchy green bananas ‘prevent cancers’ in people with hereditary risk – study

A trial in people with a high hereditary risk of a range of cancers has shown a major preventative effect from resistant starch – found in foods such as oats, cereal, beans and slightly green bananas. The international study looked at almost 1,000 ...

26 Jul 2022 at 09:07

People with genetic condition to be invited for bowel cancer screening

Thousands of people with a genetic condition that increases their risk of developing certain cancers will be offered preventative screening on the NHS. Lynch syndrome impacts about 175,000 people in England but only 5% of those with the inherited ...

20 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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You can do anything, stoma bag or not: Woman, 46, to run 50km ultra marathon after double bowel cancer and hysterectomy

A woman who was diagnosed with bowel cancer twice after finding out she had a genetic predisposition to the disease is celebrating her five-year anniversary of being cancer-free by racing 50km in her first ultra marathon, doing so with a stoma ...

08 Jan 2024 at 06:30

Women with genetic cancer risk being ‘missed’ due to testing gaps – study

Families of some cancer patients are being denied the chance to find out about their cancer risk due to gaps in genetic testing, a new study has suggested. A lack of testing for Lynch syndrome also means some cancer patients are unaware of ...

10 Jun 2025 at 06:47

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