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Health

Austria's health minister confirms she has cancer

Austria’s Health Minister, Sabine Oberhauser (SPÖ), has been diagnosed with abdominal cancer. In a press release she announced that she will start chemotherapy on Friday and that her doctors have said she has a good chance of making a full recovery.

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Ukrainian chemist lands in court for cancer 'cure'

Vasyl Novytskyi, a 77-year-old chemist from Ukraine, appeared in court in Vienna on Tuesday for allegedly selling an unauthorized and untested 'cure' for cancer.

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Lung cancer link to smoking confirmed

A new study carried out by Florian Kocher of the Innsbruck Medical University together with the Tyrol Cancer Registry shows that smoking is one of the most important reasons for lung cancer, it was revealed on Tuesday.

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Death threat triggered by misdiagnosis

An Austrian man was arrested by the Cobra armed police in Linz on Tuesday morning for making threats against the life of his doctor, after the latter misdiagnosed an allergic condition as pancreatic cancer.