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New test could detect ovarian cancer patients who are strongly responding to treatment

Scientists might be able to quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment using a simple blood test. Scientists might be able to quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment using a simple blood test.

20 December 2016

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Cancer deaths will drop by 400,000 in next 20 years

Four hundred thousand fewer people will die from cancer over the next 20 years thanks to advances in research, according to figures by Cancer Research UK. Four hundred thousand fewer people will die from cancer over the next 20 years thanks to advances in research, according to figures by Cancer Research UK.

20 December 2016

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• Science & Technology

News digest – piling on the pounds, the ‘Angelina Jolie effect’, a promising clinical trial and… lentils?

Obesity trends in England; new clues on how some breast cancers spread; promising results from a lung cancer clinical trial, and can lentils help fight cancer? Obesity trends in England; new clues on how some breast cancers spread; promising results from a lung cancer clinical trial, and can lentils help fight cancer?

17 December 2016

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Breast cancer gene testing in the US rose after Angelina Jolie announcement

There was a sharp increase in the number of women in the US who underwent breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie wrote an article in the New York Times There was a sharp increase in the number of women in the US who underwent breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie wrote an article in the New York Times

15 December 2016

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New obesity figures for England show growing problem

New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago. New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago.

14 December 2016

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Immunotherapy drug extends lives of advanced lung cancer patients

A drug that ‘reinvigorates the immune system’ can extend the lives of lung cancer patients with reduced side effects. A drug that ‘reinvigorates the immune system’ can extend the lives of lung cancer patients with reduced side effects.

13 December 2016

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - cancer cells’ ‘safety catch’, a smartphone cancer app for doctors, lung cancer blood tests and… chocolate?

Cancer cells’ ‘safety catch’, a smartphone cancer app for doctors, blood tests and… chocolate? Cancer cells’ ‘safety catch’, a smartphone cancer app for doctors, blood tests and… chocolate?

10 December 2016

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The Great British vape off

The US Surgeon General has called e-cigarettes a national public health concern, but the picture in the UK is quite different. The US Surgeon General has called e-cigarettes a national public health concern, but the picture in the UK is quite different.

9 December 2016

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An intelligent knife and kinder treatments – some of our pioneering new clinical trials

We take a look at some of our new, pioneering clinical trials. We take a look at some of our new, pioneering clinical trials.

9 December 2016

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Naturally occurring symptoms may be mistaken for tamoxifen side-effects

Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting, according to new data. Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting, according to new data.

9 December 2016

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Personalised cancer vaccine may hold leukaemia at bay for longer

A cancer vaccine personalised to individual patients could reduce the chances of a type of blood cancer from returning, a small US study has found. A cancer vaccine personalised to individual patients could reduce the chances of a type of blood cancer from returning, a small US study has found.

8 December 2016

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New drug combination shows early promise for some breast cancer patients

A combination of two drugs could help some breast cancer patients with advanced cancer live longer, according to a small clinical trial. A combination of two drugs could help some breast cancer patients with advanced cancer live longer, according to a small clinical trial.

8 December 2016