In the News in 2014

A study inJAMAhas found that women with unilateral breast cancer who undergo double mastectomies do not have better outcomes than those who undergo lumpectomy followed by radiation.

A high school student has helped to study the underlying genetic cause of a rare tumour type, of which she is also a survivor.

Findings published by the World Health Organization predict that the number of people diagnosed with cancer each year will be 24 million by 2035.