• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – new drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo?

New drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo? Here's our weekly news digest. New drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo? Here's our weekly news digest.

3 June 2017

• Health & Medicine

Giving prostate cancer drug earlier extends lives of men whose disease has spread

Offering abiraterone (Zytiga) up-front with standard hormone treatment extends survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread. Offering abiraterone (Zytiga) up-front with standard hormone treatment extends survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread.

3 June 2017

• Health & Medicine

Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 per cent

Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent. Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent.

3 June 2017

• Policy & Insight

General Election 2017: What are the political parties promising for cancer and research?

A week away from the general election, we’ve put some of the manifestos under the microscope to see what they mean for cancer, research and patients. A week away from the general election, we’ve put some of the manifestos under the microscope to see what they mean for cancer, research and patients.

2 June 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

One dose of radiotherapy relieves spinal cord compression in advanced cancer patients

Giving a single dose of radiotherapy to patients with cancer that has spread relieves spinal cord compression. Giving a single dose of radiotherapy to patients with cancer that has spread relieves spinal cord compression.

2 June 2017

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

World No Tobacco Day: Why tobacco remains a global threat

This World No Tobacco Day we look at how tobacco poses one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and what can be done to curb the epidemic. This World No Tobacco Day we look at how tobacco poses one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and what can be done to curb the epidemic.

31 May 2017

• For Researchers

Increasing the reach of our network to accelerate progress

After two successful rounds of our Accelerator Award, we are now opening up applications to institutions across Spain and Italy. After two successful rounds of our Accelerator Award, we are now opening up applications to institutions across Spain and Italy.

31 May 2017

• For Researchers

We accept preprints in grant applications: new guidance for researchers

We encourage our researchers to deposit preprints of their publications, and to cite preprints and other non-traditional research outputs in their applications. We encourage our researchers to deposit preprints of their publications, and to cite preprints and other non-traditional research outputs in their applications.

30 May 2017

• Science & Technology

Possible target for treating breast cancer that’s spread to brain found in mice

A molecule that could help tackle a certain type of breast cancer after it has spread to the brain has been identified in mice, according to a new study. A molecule that could help tackle a certain type of breast cancer after it has spread to the brain has been identified in mice, according to a new study.

30 May 2017

• Health & Medicine

Report reveals benefits of EU-UK medical research partnerships

A new report reveals that partnerships between UK and EU medical researchers have increased the value of research, benefiting patients across Europe A new report reveals that partnerships between UK and EU medical researchers have increased the value of research, benefiting patients across Europe

30 May 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – new smoking regulations, booze warnings, belly fat and… chug some coffee?

Plain packs are here, booze warnings, proton beam therapy, belly fat and... could drinking coffee help stave off cancer? Here's our weekly news digest. Plain packs are here, booze warnings, proton beam therapy, belly fat and... could drinking coffee help stave off cancer? Here's our weekly news digest.

27 May 2017