British Journal of Cancer

Cholesterol unlocks clues to prostate cancer spread

In a British Journal of Cancer study, scientists have uncovered a link between cholesterol and prostate cancer’s ability to spread to the bones. In a British Journal of Cancer study, scientists have uncovered a link between cholesterol and prostate cancer’s ability to spread to the bones.

16 April 2014

New evidence links smoking to postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Postmenopausal women who smoke or have smoked in the past may have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with women who have never smoked. Postmenopausal women who smoke or have smoked in the past may have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with women who have never smoked.

19 March 2014

• Health & Medicine

Tumour protein predicts response to chemo in oesophageal cancer patients

Patients with the most common type of oesophageal cancer are less likely to respond to chemotherapy when their tumours are high in leptin Patients with the most common type of oesophageal cancer are less likely to respond to chemotherapy when their tumours are high in leptin

26 February 2014

Overhead powerlines do not raise leukaemia risk in children

Children who live near overhead power lines in early life do not have a greater risk of developing childhood leukaemia Children who live near overhead power lines in early life do not have a greater risk of developing childhood leukaemia

7 February 2014

• Health & Medicine

Cancer patients diagnosed more quickly

The time taken to diagnose some of the more common cancers fell in adults by an average of five days in just under a decade. The time taken to diagnose some of the more common cancers fell in adults by an average of five days in just under a decade.

5 February 2014

• Health & Medicine

Ethnic differences in breast cancer rates linked to lifestyle

Lifestyle and reproductive factors are the main reasons for the difference in breast cancer rates between ethnicities. Lifestyle and reproductive factors are the main reasons for the difference in breast cancer rates between ethnicities.

8 January 2014

Care after treatment is ‘letting down’ men with prostate cancer

More than 8 in 10 men living with prostate cancer may not be getting the nursing care they need. More than 8 in 10 men living with prostate cancer may not be getting the nursing care they need.

16 October 2013

Nuclear power plants do not raise risk of leukaemia in children

Young children who live near nuclear power plants do not have a greater risk of developing childhood leukaemia or non-Hodgkin Lymphoma according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer. Young children who live near nuclear power plants do not have a greater risk of developing childhood leukaemia or non-Hodgkin Lymphoma according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

13 September 2013

Most adult survivors of childhood cancer cope well but some are susceptible to symptoms of depression

The majority of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported no or few symptoms of psychological distress over a 13 year follow-up period. The majority of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported no or few symptoms of psychological distress over a 13 year follow-up period.

4 September 2013

Cancer patients want more say in treatment decisions

Cancer patients under 55 want more of a say in the decisions made about their treatment, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer. Cancer patients under 55 want more of a say in the decisions made about their treatment, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer.

7 August 2013

Vigorous exercise cuts womb cancer risk in overweight women by more than a third

Overweight women who take regular intense exercise cut their risk of developing endometrial cancer, the most common form of womb cancer, by more than a third (39 per cent) , according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer. Overweight women who take regular intense exercise cut their risk of developing endometrial cancer, the most common form of womb cancer, by more than a third (39 per cent) , according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

7 August 2013

New biomarker for bowel cancer could help predict if disease will spread

Scientists have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy. Scientists have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy.

24 July 2013