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NCRI Cancer Conference - day one

7 November 2011

Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer

Deprived men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week shows. Deprived men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week shows.

6 November 2011

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Aspirin 'should be recommended' to cut bowel cancer risk in people with inherited syndrome

Long-term aspirin use protects against bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome - a genetic disorder that predisposes to the disease - according to research partly funded by Cancer Research UK. Long-term aspirin use protects against bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome - a genetic disorder that predisposes to the disease - according to research partly funded by Cancer Research UK.

28 October 2011

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Podcast: Bacteria, bowel cancer, sunscreen and smoking

20 September 2011

Scientists use diabetes drug in double hit to starve cancer cells

Scientists have discovered how blocking a controller of energy production in cancer cells and treating them with a diabetes drug 'starves' the cells. Scientists have discovered how blocking a controller of energy production in cancer cells and treating them with a diabetes drug 'starves' the cells.

28 August 2011

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Podcast: Cracking the cancer code, rising rates, and a sponge on a string

23 August 2011

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Poor public awareness of bowel cancer

BRITONS have very low awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer ї the third most common cancer in the UK and second largest cause of cancer deaths each year, new research shows. BRITONS have very low awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer ї the third most common cancer in the UK and second largest cause of cancer deaths each year, new research shows.

23 August 2011

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Pen power - fighting cancer with information

10 August 2011

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GP letter in bowel screening kit improves uptake

A letter of endorsement from their local doctor as well as a 'how-to-do-it' leaflet makes more people take part in bowel screening home tests - says a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer, today. A letter of endorsement from their local doctor as well as a 'how-to-do-it' leaflet makes more people take part in bowel screening home tests - says a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer, today.

10 August 2011

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Annual Review 2010/11 - Saving lives through better screening

31 July 2011

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Bowel cancer risk doubles for men

Men's chances of getting bowel cancer in Great Britain have doubled since the mid 70s - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK. Men's chances of getting bowel cancer in Great Britain have doubled since the mid 70s - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK.

27 July 2011

New clues to how humble painkiller stifles cancer growth

Cancer Research UK scientists have shed light on how a common class of painkillers - which includes ibuprofen - may interact with a key protein that fuels the growth of many different types of cancer, according to a study published in the journal Chemical Communications today (Thursday). Cancer Research UK scientists have shed light on how a common class of painkillers - which includes ibuprofen - may interact with a key protein that fuels the growth of many different types of cancer, according to a study published in the journal Chemical Communications today (Thursday).

26 May 2011