Men with high oestrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer

Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer. Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer.

11 May 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - ovarian cancer blood test, tackling drug resistance, a supercomputer called Watson and more

Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care? Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care?

9 May 2015

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'Johns Hopkins' cancer update emails are a hoax

Hoax emails about cancer risks and treatments are misleading and confusing, so don't pass them on. Here are the facts behind the claims. Hoax emails about cancer risks and treatments are misleading and confusing, so don't pass them on. Here are the facts behind the claims.

8 May 2015

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What have we done to Cross Cancer Out ahead of the General Election?

We look back on our General Election campaign, covering all the different ways we've been asking election candidates to help Cross Cancer Out. We look back on our General Election campaign, covering all the different ways we've been asking election candidates to help Cross Cancer Out.

6 May 2015

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New ovarian cancer blood test is promising - but screening still a way off

We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off. We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off.

5 May 2015

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Election 2015: The King’s Fund’s hopes for the future of the NHS

Assistant director of policy at The King's Fund, Catherine Foot, shares the organisation’s view on what the next government’s health policy should cover. Assistant director of policy at The King's Fund, Catherine Foot, shares the organisation’s view on what the next government’s health policy should cover.

5 May 2015

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One (really tiny) step closer to nano-sized cancer drug delivery

At Wired Health 2015, Professor Sonia Trigueros told the audience about her ambitious project to design nano-sized drugs that target cancer cells. At Wired Health 2015, Professor Sonia Trigueros told the audience about her ambitious project to design nano-sized drugs that target cancer cells.

5 May 2015

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News digest - exercise and bowel cancer, ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, the ‘test’ that isn’t a test and more

Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer. Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer.

2 May 2015

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Pint of Science 2015: from cows to cancer clinical trials

Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all. Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all.

1 May 2015

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Advice on being active should be routine in bowel cancer care

Dr Abi Fisher from our UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre blogs about her recent paper looking at physical activity rates in people with bowel cancer Dr Abi Fisher from our UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre blogs about her recent paper looking at physical activity rates in people with bowel cancer

29 April 2015

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Two-thirds of bowel cancer patients aren’t advised to exercise despite health benefits

More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of bowel cancer patients say they weren’t advised to exercise regularly after their diagnosis. More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of bowel cancer patients say they weren’t advised to exercise regularly after their diagnosis.

29 April 2015