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News digest - children’s cancer death rates fall, Spending Review, childhood obesity stats and...meat sales?

Children’s cancer death rates fall, we analyse the Spending Review, new childhood obesity stats and why are people buying less meat? Children’s cancer death rates fall, we analyse the Spending Review, new childhood obesity stats and why are people buying less meat?

28 November 2015

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• Health & Medicine

Expert Opinion – Professor Richard Gilbertson talks children’s cancers

We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading. We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading.

26 November 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - Cancer Drugs Fund, pigeons, oral sex and... another not-so-simple blood test?

Here's this week in cancer news. Here's this week in cancer news.

21 November 2015

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Reforming NICE and the Cancer Drugs Fund – four key changes we want to see

As NHS England and NICE put forward proposals to reform the way cancer drugs are approved and paid for, we outline our thinking on this controversial topic As NHS England and NICE put forward proposals to reform the way cancer drugs are approved and paid for, we outline our thinking on this controversial topic

19 November 2015

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News digest - HRT, rising mouth cancer rates, NHS targets missed and… farts?

New HRT guidelines, mouth cancer rates are rising, NHS England missed a target (again) and dodgy smells. Here’s the week’s cancer news. New HRT guidelines, mouth cancer rates are rising, NHS England missed a target (again) and dodgy smells. Here’s the week’s cancer news.

14 November 2015

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News digest - NCRI cancer conference, blood analysis, steaks and...tapeworm tumours?

We report back from the NCRI cancer conference, two reports on blood DNA analysis, more meat and a unique story of tapeworm tumours. We report back from the NCRI cancer conference, two reports on blood DNA analysis, more meat and a unique story of tapeworm tumours.

7 November 2015

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NCRI cancer conference day 4: the cost of cancer care and the immune system (again)

Our final report from the 2015 NCRI cancer conference, featuring the cost of cancer drugs and another update on immunotherapy. Our final report from the 2015 NCRI cancer conference, featuring the cost of cancer drugs and another update on immunotherapy.

5 November 2015

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News digest - meat week, late diagnosis, herpes cancer treatment and...how many things cause cancer?

Processed meat causes cancer (but you can still eat it), regional differences in cancer diagnosis, US herpes treatment and how many things cause cancer? Processed meat causes cancer (but you can still eat it), regional differences in cancer diagnosis, US herpes treatment and how many things cause cancer?

31 October 2015

Recently funded research – clinical trials

Here's highlights of some of the research we've recently funded. Here's highlights of some of the research we've recently funded.

30 October 2015

Cancer Research UK invests £15 million to unite finest minds across UK to develop better treatments

Cancer Research UK has invested £15 million to inspire collaborative cancer research between scientists across the UK through a new awards scheme launched today Cancer Research UK has invested £15 million to inspire collaborative cancer research between scientists across the UK through a new awards scheme launched today

7 October 2015

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Stopping cancer’s scrum for survival

Our scientists have discovered that similar to a rugby maul, cancer cells can ward off tumour-killing immune cells through an important cellular signal. Our scientists have discovered that similar to a rugby maul, cancer cells can ward off tumour-killing immune cells through an important cellular signal.

25 September 2015