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Worry may drive low-risk cancer patients to want double mastectomy

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Half of women with cancer in one breast – but no gene mutations that increase their risk – are interested in removing their healthy breast to avoid a second cancer there, a small survey finds. Women with less cancer knowledge and greater worry about developing a new tumor were most likely to want the preventive removal of the healthy breast. But after talking to

Wi-Fi tech makes public hotspots usable with 10x speed boost

We all know the drill. Settle down to watch the latest episode of House of Cards on Netflix in the local coffee shop, and it ends up taking twice as long due to endless buffering. Thankfully there’s a solution round the corner Oregon State University researchers have invented new LED lightning technology that delivers up to 10 times more Wi-Fi bandwidth, whether it is implemented at crowded stadiums, huge conference

7 days in Phones: Huawei uses Tom Hanks' back catalogue for new phone inspiration

Tom Hanks’ film in the headline? Big It’s that time of the week again. You know, the time of the week when a column that was meant to be published on Friday was accidentally missed and arrived on the following Wednesday. We can’t tell you what happened for legal reasons. Let’s just say that a certain unicorn was [Snip! Ed] and then the owl said [Snip!] and then they both