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Stained micrograph of a PAP smear showing normal stellate cells. A pap smear, or pap test (after the test's inventor George Papanicolaou), is a tissue specimen from a woman's cervix that is examined for abnormalities which may indicate infection or cancer.

Health

Cervical swabs could identify people at high risk of ovarian cancer

A DNA analysis of cervical cells taken from routine smear tests could identify people who might benefit from additional screening for ovarian cancer

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H7W470 Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) pair emerging from burrow in Gibber Desert, central Australia

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Meat-eating mammals are more susceptible to cancer than herbivores

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A technician prepares a sample

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Investigation fails to replicate most cancer biology lab findings

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cancer cell and nanotube

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Cancer cells steal energy-generating parts from immune cells

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MRI images

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Bubbles in blood open the brain for world-first cancer treatment

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Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings of cancer

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Breast cancer cells

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First map of proteins in tumour cells pinpoints cancer therapy targets

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mRNA bound to RNA binding protein

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mRNA cancer therapy now in human trials after shrinking mouse tumours

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Oesophageal cancer, computer illustration.

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Most cancers of the oesophagus are caused by escaped stomach cells

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Galapagos tortoises use their self-destructing cells to avoid cancer

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Galapagos tortoises use their self-destructing cells to avoid cancer

Galapagos giant tortoises are long-lived in part because their cells are surprisingly sensitive to certain forms of stress

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'Smart' immune cells kill tumours and stop them regrowing in mice

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Technology

Facebook says its AI could help find drug combinations to treat cancer

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People in Science

Henrietta Lacks

Environment

Sponges can survive massive doses of radiation without getting cancer

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