• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Stop Smoking Services stubbed out across England

Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed. Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed.

15 March 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Action needed to stop takeaway temptation harming kids' diets

Fast food takeaways should be prevented from setting up business near to schools in Wales, according to a major new poll by Cancer Research UK. Fast food takeaways should be prevented from setting up business near to schools in Wales, according to a major new poll by Cancer Research UK.

15 March 2019

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Rewriting the breast cancer rulebook 

Our scientists have found that breast cancer is not 1 but 10 different diseases, each with a different risk of coming back or spreading. Our scientists have found that breast cancer is not 1 but 10 different diseases, each with a different risk of coming back or spreading.

13 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

Molecular patterns could better predict breast cancer recurrence

New research suggests the genetic and molecular make-up of individual breast tumours holds clues to how a woman’s disease could progress. New research suggests the genetic and molecular make-up of individual breast tumours holds clues to how a woman’s disease could progress.

13 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

CAR T cell immunotherapy for lymphoma rejected in Scotland

Patients living with an aggressive form of lymphoma in Scotland will not get access to a new immunotherapy treatment after it was rejected for use on the NHS. Patients living with an aggressive form of lymphoma in Scotland will not get access to a new immunotherapy treatment after it was rejected for use on the NHS.

13 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

‘Game-changing’ myeloma drug combo approved for NHS use in England

A new treatment for people with multiple myeloma will now be available on the NHS in England. A new treatment for people with multiple myeloma will now be available on the NHS in England.

12 March 2019

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – bladder cancer waiting times, crowdfunding cancer treatment and a cervical screening rebrand

In this week’s news: cervical screening campaign launches in England and research in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver. In this week’s news: cervical screening campaign launches in England and research in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver.

9 March 2019

• Science & Technology

International Women’s Day: a Wikipedia edit-a-thon for women in cancer research 

Less than 1 in 5 Wikipedia biographies are about women. We wanted to change that. Less than 1 in 5 Wikipedia biographies are about women. We wanted to change that.

8 March 2019

• Science & Technology

Study in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver

Researchers have pinpointed cells in the livers of mice that create an environment cancer cells might need to settle and grow there. Researchers have pinpointed cells in the livers of mice that create an environment cancer cells might need to settle and grow there.

7 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

Leukaemia drug gets initial ‘no’ for NHS in England

Patients with a specific type of leukaemia will not have access to a new treatment after it failed to win provisional recommendation for NHS use in England. Patients with a specific type of leukaemia will not have access to a new treatment after it failed to win provisional recommendation for NHS use in England.

6 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

Cancer death rate higher for patients with mental health history

Cancer patients who have been hospitalised for mental health problems prior to their cancer diagnosis were more likely to die from their cancer Cancer patients who have been hospitalised for mental health problems prior to their cancer diagnosis were more likely to die from their cancer

6 March 2019

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – cancer stem cells, breast screening, liquid biopsies and vaping in teens

In this week’s news: breast screening rates in the UK fall to the lowest in 10 years and a new report looks at vaping in young people. In this week’s news: breast screening rates in the UK fall to the lowest in 10 years and a new report looks at vaping in young people.

2 March 2019