Why is palm oil harmful?
May 31, 2017
Palm oil is a plant oil consisting on saturated fats, which increase cholesterol and cardiovascular risks.
Etiqueta: cancer
Pigments to save lives
Jan 24, 2017
Recognising our reflection in a mirror is fundamental to everyone, although, rather than being something which is automatic from birth, it is something we learn as part of a process, just like many other things throughout our life. There are changes, injuries, accidents which might
Can plants have cancer?
Nov 21, 2016
The answer to this is yes. Plants can reproduce errors in the growth of some cells, which would cause the formation of cell masses or tumours that could be considered cancers.
Interview with Ana Lluch
Jul 05, 2013
Doctor Ana Lluch talks about the current situation regarding breast cancer, one of the topics approached in Mètode's latest issue, The thin line. Cancer in the 21st century.
Interview with Rafael Tabarés
Jun 06, 2013
From one of the grey doors lining up in the Medicine department, some musical notes emerge. They come from the office of Rafael Tabarés, professor of Psychiatry in the University of Valencia and main researcher of one of the groups in the Centre for Biomedical
Interview with Javier Magriña
Jun 06, 2013
Javier Magriña knew he wanted to be a surgeon ever since he could perform his first autopsy during his medical studies in Barcelona. His enthusiasm was fuelled by the support of the Catalan doctor Santiago Dexeus, a family friend, who instilled in him a passion
Facing the mirror
Jun 06, 2013
ABSTRACT Cancer has long been a taboo, an illness surrounded by secrecy, socially silenced and consequently excluded from visual and artistic representation. This article aims to highlight the pioneering role played by two women artists: Hannah Wilke and Jo Spence. In the eighties Wilke and Spence
Hovering between stigma and trivialisation
Jun 06, 2013
S'observa un seguiment desigual del Dia Mundial del Càncer als diaris analitzats, amb notícies sovint encapçalades per titulars sensacionalistes. Un altre perill que s'hi adverteix és la confusió entre informació i publicitat.
El càncer de mama, avui
Jun 06, 2013
ABSTRACT Breast cancer is a health problem affecting women worldwide, and is so prevalent that for most of us it calls to mind the face of a relative, friend or acquaintance. Here we discuss the current situation of the disease around the world, with special reference
Teenagers with cancer
Jun 06, 2013
ABSTRACT For teenagers, to be diagnosed with cancer comes as a real blow. In this article, we describe the most prevalent cancers in this age group, the elements of cancer control, the effects on the adolescent patient and the challenges faced by the health system to
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