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• Health & Medicine

News digest - cancer’s family tree, a melanoma ‘safe haven’, misleading reports about a blood test and more

Piecing together cancer’s family tree, new research exposes melanoma’s ‘safe have’, plus another ‘simple blood test’ that’s not so simple, or a blood test. Piecing together cancer’s family tree, new research exposes melanoma’s ‘safe have’, plus another ‘simple blood test’ that’s not so simple, or a blood test.

18 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

Election 2015: what are the parties saying about cancer?

We open up the various political party manifestos and see what they are saying about cancer and research. We open up the various political party manifestos and see what they are saying about cancer and research.

17 April 2015

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TRAIL and error – flipping cancer’s self-destruct switch

We explore new research showing how particular genetic faults inside cancer cells can subvert a self-destruct switch and instead encourage cancer to spread. We explore new research showing how particular genetic faults inside cancer cells can subvert a self-destruct switch and instead encourage cancer to spread.

16 April 2015

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From snapshot to family tree – writing the evolutionary rule book of cancer

Our scientists are piecing together cancer's family tree, uncovering clues that could help develop better treatments in the future. Our scientists are piecing together cancer's family tree, uncovering clues that could help develop better treatments in the future.

15 April 2015

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Scientists decipher key steps in cancer development to improve treatment

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the timing of key genetic mistakes that fuel tumour growth. Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the timing of key genetic mistakes that fuel tumour growth.

15 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - pensioners’ risk of melanoma, mimicking blood vessels, clam cancer and more

Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams. Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams.

11 April 2015

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News digest - prostate cancer family tree, pineapples, walnuts and more

New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news. New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news.

4 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

Diagnosing cancer earlier - the latest research from the 2015 NAEDI conference

We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference. We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference.

2 April 2015

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Moving to the Crick: excitement and trepidation

A scientist tells us about what he and the rest of his team are thinking about moving to the new Francis Crick Institute in London. A scientist tells us about what he and the rest of his team are thinking about moving to the new Francis Crick Institute in London.

2 April 2015

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Migration, settlement, and more migration: how prostate cancers spread

We explore new research tracing the origins of prostate cancer and how the disease spreads around the body. We explore new research tracing the origins of prostate cancer and how the disease spreads around the body.

1 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - Angelina Jolie, pesticides, liver cancer, and more

We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here. We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here.

28 March 2015