• Health & Medicine

Cancer clinical trials to be streamlined to bring new treatments to UK patients sooner

Set up and delivery of UK cancer multi-centre clinical trials will become more efficient and easier to get off the ground, thanks to a new agreement between UK Set up and delivery of UK cancer multi-centre clinical trials will become more efficient and easier to get off the ground, thanks to a new agreement between UK

23 May 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - goodbye glitzy cigarette packs, ‘sunscreen gene’, Welsh waiting woes and… a cancer-preventing walk?

Standardised cigarette packs; misleading talk of a ‘sunscreen gene’; waiting times missed in Wales and why preventing cancer isn't ‘a walk in the park’. Standardised cigarette packs; misleading talk of a ‘sunscreen gene’; waiting times missed in Wales and why preventing cancer isn't ‘a walk in the park’.

21 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

From today, cigarette packs will never look the same again

The UK has become the latest country to introduce plain, standardised packaging of cigarettes, along with Australia and France. The UK has become the latest country to introduce plain, standardised packaging of cigarettes, along with Australia and France.

19 May 2016

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Tobacco packs changed forever as the UK introduces plain packaging laws

Friday marks the beginning of the end for brightly coloured and slickly designed tobacco packaging in the UK as legislation takes effect to phase out Friday marks the beginning of the end for brightly coloured and slickly designed tobacco packaging in the UK as legislation takes effect to phase out

19 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

Impoverished background affects cancer risk later in life

A person’s risk of developing some cancers is affected by how they grew up, according to a new report by Cancer Research UK scientists. A person’s risk of developing some cancers is affected by how they grew up, according to a new report by Cancer Research UK scientists.

19 May 2016

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Why reducing cancer risk is more than ‘just a walk in the park’

We explore the science behind some recent headlines claiming that physical activity can reduce the risk of 13 types of cancer. We explore the science behind some recent headlines claiming that physical activity can reduce the risk of 13 types of cancer.

18 May 2016

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The power of Talk Cancer training

We look at how Talk Cancer, a Cancer Research UK training programme to help people feel confident talking to people about cancer is making an impact. We look at how Talk Cancer, a Cancer Research UK training programme to help people feel confident talking to people about cancer is making an impact.

18 May 2016

Thousands of patients left waiting as Wales misses ‘critical’ cancer treatment target

Wales has missed its cancer treatment waiting time target for the ninth financial year in a row, according to new figures released today. Wales has missed its cancer treatment waiting time target for the ninth financial year in a row, according to new figures released today.

18 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

10 common questions about e-cigarettes answered

We have the answers to 10 top questions about e-cigarettes, ranging from whether they're safe to if they can help people stop smoking. We have the answers to 10 top questions about e-cigarettes, ranging from whether they're safe to if they can help people stop smoking.

17 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

Peter Andre hits the road to help beat cancer

Peter Andre visited nurses aboard the London Cancer Awareness Roadshow, to see the vital work funded by Cancer Research UK’s Peter Andre Fund. Peter Andre visited nurses aboard the London Cancer Awareness Roadshow, to see the vital work funded by Cancer Research UK’s Peter Andre Fund.

16 May 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - waiting time woe, cancer plans, post mortem study boost and… John Oliver?

A bite-size digest of all the weeks key stories in cancer research, policy and health. A bite-size digest of all the weeks key stories in cancer research, policy and health.

14 May 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Tackling brain tumours, understanding immunotherapy and revealing cancer’s genetics at the end of life – accelerating progress at our Centres

We've announced four new awards to speed up research in our Centres, particularly for cancers where survival is still poor. We've announced four new awards to speed up research in our Centres, particularly for cancers where survival is still poor.

13 May 2016