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HPV cervical screening test switch ‘effective’, says pilot study

Testing for HPV infection as the first step in analysing cervical screening samples is practical and more sensitive than the current programme Testing for HPV infection as the first step in analysing cervical screening samples is practical and more sensitive than the current programme

7 February 2019

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Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma have been mapped in unprecedented detail – more than half could be targeted by drugs currently in trials. Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma have been mapped in unprecedented detail – more than half could be targeted by drugs currently in trials.

4 February 2019

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• Science & Technology

News digest – vaping as a stop-smoking aid, an NHS first, cervical screening samples and why cancer won’t be ‘cured in a year’

In this week’s news: vaping as a stop smoking tool and why a ‘cancer cure in a year’ is unlikely. In this week’s news: vaping as a stop smoking tool and why a ‘cancer cure in a year’ is unlikely.

2 February 2019

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Smokeless tobacco: 5 common questions about ‘heat not burn’ products answered 

We answer 5 common questions about heated tobacco products, from what's in them and if they're safe to whether they can help someone quit smoking. We answer 5 common questions about heated tobacco products, from what's in them and if they're safe to whether they can help someone quit smoking.

1 February 2019

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Thousands of cervical screening samples are waiting to be tested, says report

More than 150,000 cervical screening samples were waiting to be tested by NHS laboratories across England last year, according to a report. More than 150,000 cervical screening samples were waiting to be tested by NHS laboratories across England last year, according to a report.

1 February 2019

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Half a million fewer deaths from lung cancer in 40 years

Lung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the rate had stayed the same Lung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the rate had stayed the same

1 February 2019

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First patient receives CAR T cell therapy on NHS

An 11-year-old boy became the first NHS patient to receive a personalised blood cancer immunotherapy on the NHS. An 11-year-old boy became the first NHS patient to receive a personalised blood cancer immunotherapy on the NHS.

31 January 2019

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E-cigarettes almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement therapies for quitting smoking, says trial

A UK trial found that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective for quitting smoking as other nicotine replacement treatments. A UK trial found that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective for quitting smoking as other nicotine replacement treatments.

30 January 2019

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• Science & Technology

News digest – 3 new Grand Challenge teams, tests for ‘unknown cancers’, cervical screening and renaming cancer

In the news this week: cervical cancer prevention, sugary drinks and should we rename certain ‘low risk’ cancers? In the news this week: cervical cancer prevention, sugary drinks and should we rename certain ‘low risk’ cancers?

26 January 2019

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Preventing cervical cancer: how a screening switch and HPV vaccination should cut cancer rates

Cervical cancer rates are predicted to fall following the introduction of HPV primary screening this year. Cervical cancer rates are predicted to fall following the introduction of HPV primary screening this year.

24 January 2019

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• Science & Technology

News digest – breast cancer risk calculator, ‘flexitarian’ diets, shape-shifting cancer cells and till receipts

In the news this week: our scientists have made a calculator that predicts breast cancer risk and teenage cancer survival continues to rise. In the news this week: our scientists have made a calculator that predicts breast cancer risk and teenage cancer survival continues to rise.

19 January 2019

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Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk

Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a study by Cancer Research UK. Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a study by Cancer Research UK.

15 January 2019