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Beyond the burger – tips for a healthy barbecue

A rare sunny weekend in the UK is a great opportunity to get the barbecue out and tuck in to some tasty food. Here are some healthier alternatives. A rare sunny weekend in the UK is a great opportunity to get the barbecue out and tuck in to some tasty food. Here are some healthier alternatives.

2 June 2014

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70 per cent take part in bowel screening but not enough do it regularly

70 per cent of people send back at least one bowel screening test kit, but only around 40 per cent return kits consistently. 70 per cent of people send back at least one bowel screening test kit, but only around 40 per cent return kits consistently.

9 May 2014

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• Science & Technology

World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer

Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type  Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type 

2 April 2014

Double dose of genes can trigger poor cancer survival

Accidental DNA doubling in bowel cancer cells could predict which patients have potentially poor survival and help doctors plan their treatment Accidental DNA doubling in bowel cancer cells could predict which patients have potentially poor survival and help doctors plan their treatment

22 January 2014

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Research saves lives – just ask Eileen, and many thousands like her

As we launch our new TV ad, bowel cancer survivor Eileen explains how research saved her life and shares her story. As we launch our new TV ad, bowel cancer survivor Eileen explains how research saved her life and shares her story.

18 December 2013

‘Drugging the undruggable’ – another step towards blocking Ras

Following this week's news that a once 'undruggable' cancer-causing molecule could now be blocked, we asked our experts for their thoughts on the research. Following this week's news that a once 'undruggable' cancer-causing molecule could now be blocked, we asked our experts for their thoughts on the research.

22 November 2013

Bowel cancer patients miss out on life-saving liver surgery

Bowel cancer patients whose disease has spread to the liver are not being referred to specialists for potentially life-saving surgery. Bowel cancer patients whose disease has spread to the liver are not being referred to specialists for potentially life-saving surgery.

28 October 2013

CRT Pioneer fund, BACIT and SAREUM enter agreement to fund development of drugs to treat cancers including pancreatic, bowel and lung

The funding will enable the project to move swiftly towards, and potentially into Phase I clinical trials. The funding will enable the project to move swiftly towards, and potentially into Phase I clinical trials.

24 September 2013

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• Health & Medicine

The quest to unravel the side effects of cancer drugs

An important part of cancer drug treatment is minimising side effects - how are scientists tackling this issue and what does the new research show? An important part of cancer drug treatment is minimising side effects - how are scientists tackling this issue and what does the new research show?

5 September 2013

New biomarker for bowel cancer could help predict if disease will spread

Scientists have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy. Scientists have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy.

24 July 2013

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‘Chocolate detects cancer’ headlines are misleading

Newspaper headlines making elevated claims about chocolate and cancer misrepresent the research - find out what the scientists really showed. Newspaper headlines making elevated claims about chocolate and cancer misrepresent the research - find out what the scientists really showed.

9 July 2013