Henry Scowcroft

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

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

• Health & Medicine

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

• Science & Technology

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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• Health & Medicine

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

• Health & Medicine

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

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• 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

• Health & Medicine

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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• Health & Medicine

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

What exactly is Google's 'cancer nanodetector'?

Last week, US tech giants Google made a splash in the media around ‘disease-detecting magnetic nanoparticles’ - but how feasible are they? Last week, US tech giants Google made a splash in the media around ‘disease-detecting magnetic nanoparticles’ - but how feasible are they?

6 November 2014

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NCRI 2014 conference summary - day 4

Here's our final round-up from the 2014 NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool Here's our final round-up from the 2014 NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool

6 November 2014

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• Health & Medicine

NCRI 2014 conference summary - day 1

Here's our round up from day one of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool Here's our round up from day one of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool

3 November 2014