Henry Scowcroft

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - NHS woes, skin cancer insights, prostate cancer map, and... orgasms?

Here's our regular round-up of the week's cancer news. Here's our regular round-up of the week's cancer news.

23 May 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Don’t take vitamin B3 to prevent skin cancer - stick with shade

This morning's headlines about vitamin B3 and skin cancer were a little over the top. Here are our thoughts on the research behind the story This morning's headlines about vitamin B3 and skin cancer were a little over the top. Here are our thoughts on the research behind the story

15 May 2015

• Health & Medicine

New ovarian cancer blood test is promising - but screening still a way off

We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off. We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off.

5 May 2015

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• Science & Technology

News digest - Angelina Jolie, pesticides, liver cancer, and more

We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here. We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here.

28 March 2015

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The cheek of it – how you could help beat blood cancer

Find out about blood stem cell donation, how you could get involved and even help save someone's life Find out about blood stem cell donation, how you could get involved and even help save someone's life

5 March 2015

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Aiming for the stars? Announcing our plans for a Grand Challenge

Find out about our new Grand Challenge to beat cancer, which we launched at an event in London last week. Find out about our new Grand Challenge to beat cancer, which we launched at an event in London last week.

2 March 2015

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• Science & Technology

News digest - missed NHS targets, DNA ‘wormholes’, debunking ‘miracle foods’ and more

Treatment target times missed, sci-fi sounding research on DNA ‘wormholes’ and a thorough debunking of ‘miracle foods’ (plus an article that ignored this). Treatment target times missed, sci-fi sounding research on DNA ‘wormholes’ and a thorough debunking of ‘miracle foods’ (plus an article that ignored this).

21 February 2015

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Cancer ‘mainly bad luck’? An unfortunate and distracting headline

A recent high-profile news story claimed that cancer was 'mostly bad luck'. We look at the science behind the claims, and why the headlines were so misleading A recent high-profile news story claimed that cancer was 'mostly bad luck'. We look at the science behind the claims, and why the headlines were so misleading

5 January 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - breast cancer conference, political announcements, heavy metal 'blood test' and more

All the week's news, digested. All the week's news, digested.

13 December 2014

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Guest post: Are older cancer patients missing out on surgery?

John Butler is a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Here, he gives us his thoughts on new data on surgery in the NHS. John Butler is a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Here, he gives us his thoughts on new data on surgery in the NHS.

5 December 2014

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• Science & Technology

News digest: treatment-targets, missed prostate cancer and obesity liquid hand soap and more

It's been a big week for research on immunotherapy. Find out why, and what else has happened in the world of cancer research this week. It's been a big week for research on immunotherapy. Find out why, and what else has happened in the world of cancer research this week.

29 November 2014

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• Science & Technology

News digest - cancer conferences, military metaphors, off-patent drugs and more

Here's our round-up of the week's developments in cancer research, as covered by the media. Here's our round-up of the week's developments in cancer research, as covered by the media.

8 November 2014