Finally, scientists tell us how to wash our hands correctly

Mom, you were right ... again.

A new study reveals that most of us are cleaning our hands poorly — a U.N.-approved six-step method gets your palms next to godliness better than the basic three-step approach that American officials have been recommending for years.

Study Suggests: Cancer is not just 'bad luck' but down to environment.

Earlier this year, researchers sparked a debate after suggesting two-thirds of cancer types were down to luck rather than factors such as smoking.

The new study, in the journal Nature, used four approaches to conclude 10-30% of cancers were down to the way the body naturally functions or "luck".

Experts said the analysis was "pretty convincing".

Cancer is caused by one of the body's own stem cells going rogue and dividing out of control.

Teen Cancer Patients Celebrated at Memorial Sloan Kettering after Graduating from High School

These brave teens got an A in battling the big C.

A group of young cancer patients who graduated high school were honored at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Thursday.

 

“You have succeeded despite facing adversity that few people can imagine or overcome,” Dr. Craig Thompson, Memorial Sloan’s president and CEO, told the 30 graduates.