Can pancreatic cancer really be “wiped out” in less than a week? Not yet...

Following exaggerated reports in the media of a 'cure' for pancreatic cancer, we speak to one of our scientists about his latest research. Following exaggerated reports in the media of a 'cure' for pancreatic cancer, we speak to one of our scientists about his latest research.

7 January 2014

• Health & Medicine

Deaths from oesophageal cancer up by almost 50 per cent in last 40 years

The number of people dying from oesophageal cancer has risen by 49 per cent in the last 40 years according to figures published by Cancer Research UK. The number of people dying from oesophageal cancer has risen by 49 per cent in the last 40 years according to figures published by Cancer Research UK.

6 January 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - tobacco tax, immunotherapy resurgence, oesophageal cancer and more

From tobacco taxes to cancer immunotherapy, our first news digest of 2014 has all the big cancer news stories to keep you up to date. From tobacco taxes to cancer immunotherapy, our first news digest of 2014 has all the big cancer news stories to keep you up to date.

3 January 2014

• Health & Medicine

Tripling tobacco taxes to prevent 200 million premature deaths

Tripling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200M premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases. Tripling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200M premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases.

1 January 2014

• Health & Medicine

Staying ‘elfy’ this Christmas

Here's a few festive suggestions to help you keep healthy over Christmas and into the New Year. Here's a few festive suggestions to help you keep healthy over Christmas and into the New Year.

23 December 2013

• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca sign deal to repurpose asthma drug that could fight kidney cancer

Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Technology have reached an agreement with AstraZeneca to take AZD2098, into a kidney cancer clinical trial. Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Technology have reached an agreement with AstraZeneca to take AZD2098, into a kidney cancer clinical trial.

23 December 2013

• Science & Technology

Genetic profiling tracks progression from manageable blood cancer into deadly disease

Genetic profiling has uncovered how follicular lymphoma evolves from a manageable disease into an aggressive cancer. Genetic profiling has uncovered how follicular lymphoma evolves from a manageable disease into an aggressive cancer.

22 December 2013

• Health & Medicine

More oesophageal cancer patients benefit from pre-op chemo than previously thought says study

More oesophageal cancer patients than previously thought are benefiting from having chemotherapy before an operation to remove their tumour. More oesophageal cancer patients than previously thought are benefiting from having chemotherapy before an operation to remove their tumour.

21 December 2013

Our highlights from 2013

We review our achievements in 2013 from life-saving research discoveries to important developments in policy and cancer prevention. We review our achievements in 2013 from life-saving research discoveries to important developments in policy and cancer prevention.

20 December 2013

Festive fatigue could put the brakes on New Year's Eve

Weeks of partying, big spending and lack of sleep could bring on festive fatigue by end of Christmas week leaving some longing for a quiet New Year’s. Weeks of partying, big spending and lack of sleep could bring on festive fatigue by end of Christmas week leaving some longing for a quiet New Year’s.

20 December 2013

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Britain Against Cancer: improving research in the NHS

The annual Britain Against Cancer conference offers a great chance to hear from the key people in healthcare, in a guest post we hear what happened on the day. The annual Britain Against Cancer conference offers a great chance to hear from the key people in healthcare, in a guest post we hear what happened on the day.

19 December 2013

• Health & Medicine

Lung cancer survival rates improving

New figures reveal that the number of people surviving lung cancer for at least one year has increased over the last 20 years. New figures reveal that the number of people surviving lung cancer for at least one year has increased over the last 20 years.

19 December 2013