Meet The Nigerian Woman Tackling The Genetic Basis Of Cancer By Andrew Wight Nigerian researcher Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade has worked for decades in the search for the genetic basis of breast cancer, now she is teaming up with an African startup to sequence populations that are under-represented in the medical literature. Professor Olopade, a V Foundation Scientific Advisory committee member, and dean…
Obesity will overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women, a report from Cancer Research UK has suggested. This “crossover point” will occur in 25 years from now if current trends persist. The charity is now calling for a campaign to raise awareness of the fact that obesity leads to cancer – with only one in seven Britons currently…