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Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis

Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer

15 March 2026

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Reducing the side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer: the ENHANCE trial

We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy. We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy.

9 March 2026

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UK cancer death rates down to their lowest level on record

Cancer death rates in the UK are at their lowest level on record, 29% down from when they peaked in 1989, according to our latest data. Cancer death rates in the UK are at their lowest level on record, 29% down from when they peaked in 1989, according to our latest data.

9 March 2026

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Weight loss drugs and cancer: what we know so far

There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer? There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer?

5 February 2026

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Could studying shopping habits help us spot cancer sooner?

With our funding, researchers at Imperial College London are investigating whether we can look for patterns in the medicines people buy to identify very early-stage cancers. With our funding, researchers at Imperial College London are investigating whether we can look for patterns in the medicines people buy to identify very early-stage cancers.

2 February 2026

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NHS increasing bowel cancer screening sensitivity in England

NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death. NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death.

26 January 2026

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Main carrot energy: how vegetables became the stars of our plates

Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top. Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top.

19 January 2026

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Thousands more men in England offered abiraterone, one of our prostate cancer treatment breakthroughs

An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year. An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year.

16 January 2026