UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Cancer deaths in India alarming despite lower early diagnosis rates

Recent data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reveals a striking contrast in cancer risk between India and developed nations like the US and Canada. While the risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 is significantly lower in India at 10.6%, compared to 34.3% in…

The Times of India · Feb 4, 2024

Progress on cancer survival in UK at slowest in 50 years, study finds

Experts blame austerity as rate of advance in improving prognosis has slowed markedly since 2010

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts

There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024

Korean singer-actor Chung Lim dies of colon cancer

Popular Korean singer and actor Chung Lim, who is popularly known as Han Chung Lim, has passed away after battling colon cancer for a long time, media reported. He was 37 years old.

The Times of India · Jul 21, 2023

Explained | What does aspartame being ‘possibly carcinogenic’ mean?

While the IARC grading system assesses the hazards with a substance for carcinogenicity, it does not measure the risk of cancer itself, as with aspartame.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023

The WHO Says Aspartame is “Possibly Carcinogenic” — But This Public Health Organization Disagrees

The World Health Organization's cancer research arm deemed aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans, but the Food and Drug Administration doesn't agree.

Inverse · Jul 17, 2023

Federal Officials Can Keep Pressing Tech Platforms To Remove Content for Now, Court Says

Plus: GOP candidate defends “limited role of government” in parental decisions for transgender kids, some common sense about Diet Coke and cancer, and more…

Reason · Jul 17, 2023

Explained: All about WHO's verdict on aspartame, a key ingredient in diet coke

As per a recent report released by the WHO, aspartame is "possibly carcinogenic to humans" citing “limited evidence” for carcinogenicity in humans. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released this report along with International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee…

The Times of India · Jul 17, 2023

Should I give up Diet Coke? With aspartame under suspicion, an addict speaks

Katie Rosseinsky’s consumption is not on the level of Donald Trump’s, but she’s still concerned about its possible links to cancer. She explores the history of diet drinks, why more women drink them, and whether she should stop

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023

What you need to know about aspartame and cancer

This week, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified the sugar substitute as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."

WEKU · Jul 14, 2023