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How science is winning the war against cancer step by step

Cancer is not one disease but a whole class of diseases, and progress is not so much due to major discoveries but to thousands of smaller advances in prevention, surgery and drugs

Toxic fungus linked to the “curse of the pharaohs” is turned into an anti-leukaemia drug

Researchers have turned the deadly fungus Aspergillus flavus into a powerful cancer-fighting compound and pave the way for the discovery of more fungal drugs

What is the genetic testing that saved Sofia Fyrou from cancer – The example of Angelina Jolie

The heavy family medical history prompted Sofia Fyrrou to undergo genetic testing, which led to a preventive double mastectomy – The same had happened with Angelina Jolie in 2013

Antonia Dimitrakopoulou – Strauss to Danika: “Prevention saves from 30%-50% of cancers”

The Greek director of the positron emission tomography (PET/CT) scanner at the DFKZ research centre in Heidelberg talks about the small but promising victories of science in the great war against cancer

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