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Drugs

In this first in a two-part series, we take a look at how cancer drugs get to patients, and at some of reasons behind the spiralling costs. In this first in a two-part series, we take a look at how cancer drugs get to patients, and at some of reasons behind the spiralling costs.

by Emma Smith | Analysis | 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Dances with Pharma
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Early career researcher Lydia Le Page blogs about Sense About Science’s new initiative, ‘Ask For Evidence’. Early career researcher Lydia Le Page blogs about Sense About Science’s new initiative, ‘Ask For Evidence’.

by Lydia Le Page | Analysis | 11 December 2014

11 December 2014

Octacalcium phosphate nanoparticles

Last week, US tech giants Google made a splash in the media around ‘disease-detecting magnetic nanoparticles’ - but how feasible are they? Last week, US tech giants Google made a splash in the media around ‘disease-detecting magnetic nanoparticles’ - but how feasible are they?

by Henry Scowcroft | Analysis | 6 November 2014

6 November 2014

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A blog post discussing the patchy evidence of a link between stress and cancer, including discussion of new lab research in PLoS Biology A blog post discussing the patchy evidence of a link between stress and cancer, including discussion of new lab research in PLoS Biology

by Henry Scowcroft | Analysis | 18 July 2012

18 July 2012

Car exhaust.

We speak to our carcinogen expert Professor David Phillips about this week's announcement by IARC that diesel exhaust fumes cause lung cancer. We speak to our carcinogen expert Professor David Phillips about this week's announcement by IARC that diesel exhaust fumes cause lung cancer.

by Henry Scowcroft | Analysis | 14 June 2012

14 June 2012