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ELECTRONICS 
November 25, 2018 Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Samsung Electronics apologised on Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, finally ending a decade-long dispute at the world’s top chipmaker. The father of a dead 22-year-old worker and the company’s co-president Kim Ki-nam signed a formal settlement agreement in Seoul as other disabled ex-employees looked on. “We sincerely […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 24, 2018 Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Agence France-Presse Samsung Electronics is the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturer and chipmaker. Photo: Bloomberg Seoul: Samsung Electronics apologised on Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, finally ending a decade-long dispute at the world’s top chipmaker. The father of a dead 22-year-old worker and the company’s co-president Kim […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
January 23, 2018 Gardening May Help Cancer Survivors Eat Better, Feel Greater ‘Worth’
FILE – Sweet peppers are seen in a garden in Virginia. (Photo: D. Bekheet). Share For cancer survivors, three seasons of home vegetable gardening may increase physical activity, fruits and vegetables in the diet and also enhance feelings of self-worth, researchers say. Possibly as a result of these healthy behaviors, gardeners in the small study […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
November 14, 2017 ‘I just needed to feel the real world’: gardening writer Anna Pavord describes crawling onto lawn after cancer
Anna Pavord at her home in Dorset CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER JONES FOR THE TELEGRAPH Barely out of intensive care and unable to walk after treatment for stomach cancer, Anna Pavord quite literally “crawled” on her hands and knees onto a patch of grass, desperate to reconnect with nature. The much-loved gardening writer has told how she dragged herself along a […]
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NEWS 
May 30, 2016 Explainer: Can your morning slice of toast without a doubt provide you with cancer?
The country wide food regulator and the enterprise have been short to react to the invention of feasiblecancer–inflicting chemical substances in popular bread manufacturers in India. The food protection andrequirements Authority of India has eliminated potassium bromate from a list of permissible food additivesand is examining the evidence in opposition to potassium iodate. And before […]
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NEWS 
April 15, 2016 Court Says Chemicals Caused Samsung Chip Worker’s Ovarian Cancer
A South Korean court says exposure to carcinogens at a Samsung chip factory caused a worker’s ovarian cancer. The ruling is the first time a court in South Korea has linked ovarian cancer with chemicals that chip workers were exposed to. The Seoul Administrative Court said Friday it sees a “significant causal relationship” between the […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Neem extract may help treat pancreatic cancer: study
Nimbolide was able to reduce the migration and invasion capabilities of pancreatic cancer cells by 70%. Photo: Houston: A natural extract derived from the neem tree, commonly found in India, could potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer without harming normal, healthy cells, a new study has claimed. Scientists tested nimbolide, a compound found in […]
