The Vatican disclosed on October 13 that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer following what was described as a ‘successful’ surgery and is receiving further treatment. At the same time, the Pope’s elder brother Louis Prevost is also battling cancer. The announcement ends weeks of Vatican silence and has prompted global concern over the Pope’s health.
In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man who lost his fertility due to childhood cancer treatment has successfully produced sperm after re-transplantation of testicular tissue frozen when he was a child.
The Washington Post reports that scientists have discovered the body’s most mysterious organ — the interstitial system — may play a previously unrecognized key role in longevity mechanisms and cancer prevention.
A study by the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London finds that the decades-long rise in overweight and obesity levels may partially explain the increase in 11 types of early-onset cancers.