Bread diet doubles kidney cancer risk

A diet high in bread may double the risk of kidney cancer, according to an Italian study that compared the food intake of kidney cancer patients and those without the disease. >>

Computer workers more likely to die of cancer

Workers at computer factories are at increased risk of dying of cancer. The largest study of its kind looks at over 30,000 deaths of workers who had been employed at IBM factories in the USA.

The study reveals that IBM factory workers were more likely to have died of cancer, including brain, kidney or breast cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, than the rest of the population.  >>