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A quiet epidemic - men's risk of oesophageal cancer is triple women's risk

Men are almost three times more likely to get oesophageal cancer than women – one of the biggest gender gaps in cancer rates – according to figures released from Cancer Research UK. Men are almost three times more likely to get oesophageal cancer than women – one of the biggest gender gaps in cancer rates – according to figures released from Cancer Research UK.

18 June 2013

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News digest - E-cigarettes, gene patenting, mouse ‘avatars’ and more

15 June 2013

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Sticky cells, blood vessels and cancer – the paradox of Claudin-14

14 June 2013

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HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third

Testing women for HPV first to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in England. Testing women for HPV first to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in England.

14 June 2013

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CRT, University of Manchester and AstraZeneca work together to seek new cancer drugs

CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, the University of Manchester and AstraZeneca today announced two agreements to seek new cancer drugs. CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, the University of Manchester and AstraZeneca today announced two agreements to seek new cancer drugs.

14 June 2013

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The tobacco industry’s role in smuggling needs scrutiny

13 June 2013

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Licensing e-cigarettes: opportunities and risks

12 June 2013

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Researchers exploit cancer’s faulty defence mechanism

Researchers in Germany have found a new way to exploit the differences between cancer cells and normal cells that could lead to new treatments. Researchers in Germany have found a new way to exploit the differences between cancer cells and normal cells that could lead to new treatments.

12 June 2013

NHS cancer database will be 'game changing'

Millions of patient records with details about individual cancer treatments have been compiled into a single database for the first time in a bid to help doctors save lives. Millions of patient records with details about individual cancer treatments have been compiled into a single database for the first time in a bid to help doctors save lives.

12 June 2013

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Electronic cigarettes to be regulated as medicines

Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced. Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced.

12 June 2013

Patients experience better care at hospitals with more specialist nurses

Cancer patients report a better experience of care at hospitals where there are more specialist nurses. Cancer patients report a better experience of care at hospitals where there are more specialist nurses.

10 June 2013

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Shape-shifting cells help skin cancer spread

Scientists have discovered genes that control shape changes in melanoma skin cancer cells, allowing them to wriggle free and spread around the body. Scientists have discovered genes that control shape changes in melanoma skin cancer cells, allowing them to wriggle free and spread around the body.

9 June 2013