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Cervical screening – is age the only debate?

To mark cervical screening awareness week we explore the evidence on how the programme could be improved to prevent more cases of cervical cancer in the future.

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‘Chemical jobs’ – should women be worried?

There’s been quite a bit of media coverage this week suggesting that women in so-called ‘chemical jobs’ may face a…

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NCRI conference session: global inequalities in cancer

Despite common (mis)conception that cancer is a ‘modern’ disease of Western society (which we’ve discussed here), well over half of…

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Coffee and cancer – a clearer picture

Coffee is a big part of many people’s lives, but it’s not thought to have many health benefits – it…

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Aspirin and cancer – the picture becomes clearer

NOTE: This post is from 2012. For discussion of today’s headlines please read this post. “Should I be taking aspirin…

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The causes of cancer you can control

Can cancer be prevented? Decades of research have shown that a person’s chances of getting cancer depends on a mishmash…

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The Pill and prostate cancer

This morning we woke up to headlines proclaiming that women taking the Pill could increase the risk of… prostate cancer….

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Headlines about morning sunbathing are misleading

Earlier this week, new research was published about the effects of the body’s daily rhythms – known as the ‘circadian…

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Stick with shade, clothes and sunscreen to prevent skin cancer – not coffee

Today, a new study has led to headlines claiming that adding caffeine to sunscreen could improve its effectiveness in preventing…

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Height and cancer risk – the long and short of it

Today, Cancer Research UK scientists have published research showing that taller people seem to be have a higher risk of…

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