Science Surgery

• Science & Technology

Science Surgery: ‘How quickly do tumours develop?’

The time it takes for cancer to develop will vary from tumour to tumour. But on the whole, it’s slower than you might expect. The time it takes for cancer to develop will vary from tumour to tumour. But on the whole, it’s slower than you might expect.

18 October 2018

• Health & Medicine

Science Surgery: ‘Will cancer ever be eradicated completely?’

Eradicating diseases isn't easy. Here we look at which cancers are preventable, and how detecting cancers earlier could make a difference. Eradicating diseases isn't easy. Here we look at which cancers are preventable, and how detecting cancers earlier could make a difference.

23 July 2018

• Science & Technology

Science surgery: “What’s the difference between the words genome, gene and chromosome?”

A genome, a gene and a chromosome are all structures of DNA. The difference between them is the amount of DNA they contain. A genome, a gene and a chromosome are all structures of DNA. The difference between them is the amount of DNA they contain.

29 May 2018

• Science & Technology

Science Surgery: ‘Do we all have potentially cancerous cells in our bodies?’

In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we explore what gives a cell the potential to become cancerous, and how the body stops this from happening. In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we explore what gives a cell the potential to become cancerous, and how the body stops this from happening.

18 April 2018

• Health & Medicine

Science Surgery: 'What's being done to use treatments in different types of cancer?'

In this Science Surgery post we explore the work being done to use existing treatments in other types of cancer. In this Science Surgery post we explore the work being done to use existing treatments in other types of cancer.

12 March 2018

• Science & Technology

Science Surgery: ‘Does having had cancer make you more likely to develop it again?’

In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we're tackling a question we were asked on second cancers. In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we're tackling a question we were asked on second cancers.

15 December 2017

• Health & Medicine

Science Surgery: ‘Is the one-size-fits-all treatment approach obsolete?’

Will personalised medicine become the norm of cancer treatment? In this Science Surgery instalment, we asked experts for their thoughts on this question. Will personalised medicine become the norm of cancer treatment? In this Science Surgery instalment, we asked experts for their thoughts on this question.

14 November 2017

• Health & Medicine

Science Surgery: 'Will cancer ever be cured?'

Answering this question isn't a simple case of 'yes' or 'no'. It depends on the way that the term ‘cancer’ is defined. Answering this question isn't a simple case of 'yes' or 'no'. It depends on the way that the term ‘cancer’ is defined.

21 September 2017

• Science & Technology

Science Surgery: ‘Could more cancers be caused by inherited faulty genes than we now think?’

In our new #ScienceSurgery series, we’re answering your cancer science questions. Read our answer to Victoria’s question. In our new #ScienceSurgery series, we’re answering your cancer science questions. Read our answer to Victoria’s question.

11 July 2017

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Science Surgery: ‘What factors lead to a cell becoming cancerous?’

Our Science Surgery series answers your cancer science questions. Read our answer to Patrick's question. Our Science Surgery series answers your cancer science questions. Read our answer to Patrick's question.

26 May 2017

• Charity News

Introducing our Science Surgery series

Our new series, Science Surgery, gives you the opportunity to ask us questions about cancer science and research. Our new series, Science Surgery, gives you the opportunity to ask us questions about cancer science and research.

26 May 2017