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• Health & Medicine

Professor Margaret Frame OBE and her contribution to cancer research

We spoke to Professor Margaret Frame, from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, about her OBE for her contribution to cancer research. We spoke to Professor Margaret Frame, from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, about her OBE for her contribution to cancer research.

24 January 2018

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - cancer blood test, junk food ads, science snapshots and… ‘gene tests for all?’

The week's top stories: developing a cancer blood test and is screening all women over 30 for faulty genes the way forward in breast cancer? The week's top stories: developing a cancer blood test and is screening all women over 30 for faulty genes the way forward in breast cancer?

20 January 2018

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Genetic link between breast condition and invasive breast cancer uncovered

The genetics behind how a breast condition becomes invasive breast cancer may be explained by a new study. The genetics behind how a breast condition becomes invasive breast cancer may be explained by a new study.

18 January 2018

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Cancer Research UK and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, join forces with Merck in new drug discovery alliance

Cancer Research UK and The Institute of Cancer Research, London announce a multi-project collaboration and licensing deal with Merck. Cancer Research UK and The Institute of Cancer Research, London announce a multi-project collaboration and licensing deal with Merck.

17 January 2018

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – NHS staff shortages, proton beam therapy, UV-detecting device and… stinging nettles?

In this week’s cancer news: do you know alcohol causes cancer? And desperate measures are being considered around cancer care due to NHS staff shortages. In this week’s cancer news: do you know alcohol causes cancer? And desperate measures are being considered around cancer care due to NHS staff shortages.

13 January 2018

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How can CRISPR genome editing shape the future of cancer research?

CRISPR genome editing has received lots of attention and hype, so we took a look at what it really means for the future of cancer research. CRISPR genome editing has received lots of attention and hype, so we took a look at what it really means for the future of cancer research.

12 January 2018

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – alcohol and cancer, sugar crackdown, cancer-hunting viruses and… bad bacon?

This week’s news revealed how alcohol damages DNA, and how cancer-targeting viruses could boost immunotherapy for brain and breast tumours. This week’s news revealed how alcohol damages DNA, and how cancer-targeting viruses could boost immunotherapy for brain and breast tumours.

6 January 2018

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• Health & Medicine

Alcohol and cancer: This is how booze damages DNA inside cells

The damage caused to specialised stem cells' DNA could help explain why drinking increases the risk of cancer. The damage caused to specialised stem cells' DNA could help explain why drinking increases the risk of cancer.

3 January 2018

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New Year’s Honours 2018: Professor Caroline Dive, CBE, and her career in lung cancer research

Our researcher, Professor Caroline Dive, has received a CBE in this year's New Year's Honours list. We spoke to her about her outstanding career. Our researcher, Professor Caroline Dive, has received a CBE in this year's New Year's Honours list. We spoke to her about her outstanding career.

30 December 2017

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – diagnosis delays, cervical cancer deaths, ‘what is cancer?’, and… mobile phones?

Our top stories this week include evidence of delays to cancer diagnosis, as well as the most googled health question of the year. Our top stories this week include evidence of delays to cancer diagnosis, as well as the most googled health question of the year.

23 December 2017

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• Health & Medicine

2017 cancer research highlights: a patient's pick

Patients are at the heart of what we do, so we asked a pancreatic cancer survivor to pick the 2017 cancer research highlights that matter to him. Patients are at the heart of what we do, so we asked a pancreatic cancer survivor to pick the 2017 cancer research highlights that matter to him.

20 December 2017

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Electronic cap treatment improves brain tumour survival

Applying low frequency electric fields to the scalp of people with an aggressive type of brain tumour improves survival, according to a clinical trial. Applying low frequency electric fields to the scalp of people with an aggressive type of brain tumour improves survival, according to a clinical trial.

19 December 2017