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Brain (and spinal cord) tumours

There are around 12,100 people diagnosed with a tumour in the brain or central nervous system (CNS) each year in the UK. Brain and spinal cord tumours can affect children and adults and common symptoms include headaches, feeling or being sick and seizures (fits).
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Unravelling the genetic secrets behind a range of cancers is the aim of a new initiative from Cancer Research UK. Unravelling the genetic secrets behind a range of cancers is the aim of a new initiative from Cancer Research UK.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 18 November 2011

18 November 2011

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A multi-centre phase II clinical trial for a pioneering new surgical technique has started in the UK. A multi-centre phase II clinical trial for a pioneering new surgical technique has started in the UK.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 1 November 2011

1 November 2011

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More than a third of people in the UK fear cancer more than other life-threatening conditions - such as Alzheimer's, stroke and heart disease according to a Cancer Research UK survey. Top of the list of cancers most feared is brain cancer followed by bowel and lung cancers. More than a third of people in the UK fear cancer more than other life-threatening conditions - such as Alzheimer's, stroke and heart disease according to a Cancer Research UK survey. Top of the list of cancers most feared is brain cancer followed by bowel and lung cancers.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 15 August 2011

15 August 2011

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Cancer Research UK funded scientists have conducted the first whole-genome scan of the brain tumour meningioma. Cancer Research UK funded scientists have conducted the first whole-genome scan of the brain tumour meningioma.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 31 July 2011

31 July 2011