Kat Arney

• Health & Medicine

Proton therapy is coming to the UK, but what does it mean for patients?

Radiotherapy is a vital cancer treatment and proton beam therapy could help deliver radiotherapy in a more precise way - find out more about the benefits. Radiotherapy is a vital cancer treatment and proton beam therapy could help deliver radiotherapy in a more precise way - find out more about the benefits.

16 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Miracle cancer cures? Ask for evidence

We've all seen those headlines reporting a new cure for cancer, but do you know fact from fiction and how to ask for evidence? We've all seen those headlines reporting a new cure for cancer, but do you know fact from fiction and how to ask for evidence?

13 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Marking the frontlines in the global war on cancer

We all agree that cancer is a global issue, but how has this issue evolved over time and what does the future hold? We all agree that cancer is a global issue, but how has this issue evolved over time and what does the future hold?

9 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Tackling rare cancers must be an international effort

We turn our focus towards rare cancers and how the difficulty in tackling these diseases can be addressed through globe-spanning research collaboration. We turn our focus towards rare cancers and how the difficulty in tackling these diseases can be addressed through globe-spanning research collaboration.

8 August 2013

• Science & Technology

Genetic "fine-tuners" and breast cancer

In the wake of a huge study mapping cancer genetics, new research has linked a tiny bit of genetic material to the immune system and breast cancer. In the wake of a huge study mapping cancer genetics, new research has linked a tiny bit of genetic material to the immune system and breast cancer.

5 August 2013

• Science & Technology

‘Chocolate detects cancer’ headlines are misleading

Newspaper headlines making elevated claims about chocolate and cancer misrepresent the research - find out what the scientists really showed. Newspaper headlines making elevated claims about chocolate and cancer misrepresent the research - find out what the scientists really showed.

9 July 2013

• Health & Medicine

Celebrity cancer stories: help or hindrance?

Cancer news often gets more attention if a celebrity has been diagnosed, but does this help raise awareness or can the celebrity angle do more harm than good? Cancer news often gets more attention if a celebrity has been diagnosed, but does this help raise awareness or can the celebrity angle do more harm than good?

5 July 2013

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

No, doctors did not “inject HIV into a dying girl” to treat her cancer

Experimental cancer treatments often hit the headlines, we've taken a look at the science behind a story involving cancer, HIV and the immune system. Experimental cancer treatments often hit the headlines, we've taken a look at the science behind a story involving cancer, HIV and the immune system.

25 June 2013

• Science & Technology

From beer to eternity - how yeast is revealing cancer’s secrets

They may seen simple, but humble baker's and brewer's yeasts have the power to help researchers discover new clues about cancer. They may seen simple, but humble baker's and brewer's yeasts have the power to help researchers discover new clues about cancer.

21 June 2013

Wobbling molecules help scientists study brain tumours in children

Advances in cancer imaging are helping our scientists take a closer look at childhood brain tumours, improving diagnosis and treatment selection in the future. Advances in cancer imaging are helping our scientists take a closer look at childhood brain tumours, improving diagnosis and treatment selection in the future.

5 June 2013

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Joining the dots - how lab research can lead to new approaches for treating cancer

26 May 2013