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Standard chemo still most effective for throat cancers caused by HPV

Standard chemotherapy remains the most effective way to treat a particular form of throat cancer, according to new research. Standard chemotherapy remains the most effective way to treat a particular form of throat cancer, according to new research.

16 November 2018

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• Policy & Insight

The Prime Minister committed to diagnosing cancers earlier – so how many staff does the NHS need to get there?

Our new report estimates the number of cancer staff the NHS will need in the future so that people with cancer receive the best possible care. Our new report estimates the number of cancer staff the NHS will need in the future so that people with cancer receive the best possible care.

12 November 2018

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – pink brain tumour drink, red meat tax, AI funding boost and misleading headlines on sleep

In the news this week: sleeping patterns and breast cancer risk, developments in a brain tumour liquid biopsy and a proposed red meat tax. In the news this week: sleeping patterns and breast cancer risk, developments in a brain tumour liquid biopsy and a proposed red meat tax.

10 November 2018

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Doctor and dad duo design new 'cancer maps' to aid diagnosis

A GP and his dad have invented a new online mind-mapping tool for doctors that aims to help GPs speed up cancer diagnosis A GP and his dad have invented a new online mind-mapping tool for doctors that aims to help GPs speed up cancer diagnosis

8 November 2018

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News digest – forceful cancer cells, cervical screening, medicinal cannabis and misleading mobile phone headlines

In the news this week: using Turing’s codebreaking to develop personalised cancer treatments and misleading headlines linking mobile phones to cancer. In the news this week: using Turing’s codebreaking to develop personalised cancer treatments and misleading headlines linking mobile phones to cancer.

3 November 2018

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Mobile phones and cancer: misleading headlines fail to mention rats

US researchers have released a report linking high doses of the radiation given off by mobile phones to increased risk of heart tumours in male rats. US researchers have released a report linking high doses of the radiation given off by mobile phones to increased risk of heart tumours in male rats.

2 November 2018

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Computer simulation suggests testing for HPV first could mean cervical screening can be stopped earlier

Cervical screening could be stopped at the age of 55 for some women if the HPV test is used first, according to a new computer simulation study. Cervical screening could be stopped at the age of 55 for some women if the HPV test is used first, according to a new computer simulation study.

2 November 2018

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News digest – breast cancer trials, height and cancer risk, bowel cancer in young people and immunotherapy

In the news this week: promising clinical trial results from ESMO 2018 and we call out an anti-smoking campaign’s hypocrisy. In the news this week: promising clinical trial results from ESMO 2018 and we call out an anti-smoking campaign’s hypocrisy.

27 October 2018

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Targeted drug could slow progression of ovarian cancer in women with faulty BRCA gene

A drug could help slow the progression of some advanced ovarian cancers and extend the time that patients show no signs of disease, according to new research. A drug could help slow the progression of some advanced ovarian cancers and extend the time that patients show no signs of disease, according to new research.

24 October 2018

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• Health & Medicine

‘If Philip Morris really wants people to stop smoking they should stop making cigarettes’

The world's largest tobacco company launched a campaign to encourage people to quit smoking. But if they wanted that to happen, they'd stop making cigarettes. The world's largest tobacco company launched a campaign to encourage people to quit smoking. But if they wanted that to happen, they'd stop making cigarettes.

23 October 2018

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Targeted drug could extend lives of some women with advanced breast cancer

Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy could extend survival for some women with advanced breast cancer, according to new trial results. Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy could extend survival for some women with advanced breast cancer, according to new trial results.

23 October 2018

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Immunotherapy trial shows promise for some women with an aggressive breast cancer

An immunotherapy drug has shown promise for the first time in a form of aggressive breast cancer. An immunotherapy drug has shown promise for the first time in a form of aggressive breast cancer.

23 October 2018