• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK develops alcohol tracker for Amazon Alexa

Cancer Research UK has created an Amazon Alexa Skill so users can track their alcohol consumption and raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer. Cancer Research UK has created an Amazon Alexa Skill so users can track their alcohol consumption and raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer.

13 November 2017

• Health & Medicine

NHS data shows drop in cervical cancer screening attendance

Less than three quarters of eligible women are attending cervical cancer screening appointments in England, according to new figures. Less than three quarters of eligible women are attending cervical cancer screening appointments in England, according to new figures.

10 November 2017

• Health & Medicine

HPV jab means women only need three cervical screens in a lifetime

Women may only need three cervical screens in their lifetime if they have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Women may only need three cervical screens in their lifetime if they have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

10 November 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

From cancer evolution to targeting faulty genetics – our new fellows

Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time. Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time.

31 October 2017

• Health & Medicine

5 persistent myths about the causes of breast cancer

The good news is there’s no reason to be concerned about deodorants, bras, plastics and milk when it comes to breast cancer risk. The good news is there’s no reason to be concerned about deodorants, bras, plastics and milk when it comes to breast cancer risk.

12 October 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: How research is tackling the deadly legacy of asbestos

A greater understanding of the biology of mesothelioma has led to new clinical trials testing immunotherapies and targeted drugs against the disease. A greater understanding of the biology of mesothelioma has led to new clinical trials testing immunotherapies and targeted drugs against the disease.

26 September 2017

• Health & Medicine

Smoking quit rates highest in 10 years

New data by UCL suggest success rates for quitting smoking are at their highest level for a decade. New data by UCL suggest success rates for quitting smoking are at their highest level for a decade.

21 September 2017

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Professor Jack Cuzick: ‘Sitting on the borders between maths and cancer medicine’

Professor Jack Cuzick has received our Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on cancer prevention and detection. Professor Jack Cuzick has received our Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on cancer prevention and detection.

19 September 2017

• Health & Medicine

Wholegrains and bowel cancer – what you need to know

Eating 90 grams of wholegrains a day reduces the risk of bowel cancer by 17%, according to a new report. Eating 90 grams of wholegrains a day reduces the risk of bowel cancer by 17%, according to a new report.

8 September 2017

• Health & Medicine

Tobacco control plan for England published

The Department of Health has published its long-awaited Tobacco Control Plan for England. The Department of Health has published its long-awaited Tobacco Control Plan for England.

20 July 2017

• Health & Medicine

British smokers down by 1.9million since the ban

Ten years after the smoking ban, new figures from Cancer Research UK reveal there are 1.9 million* fewer smokers in Britain. Ten years after the smoking ban, new figures from Cancer Research UK reveal there are 1.9 million* fewer smokers in Britain.

1 July 2017

• Health & Medicine

More than a quarter of women missing smear tests are unaware they exist

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of women who are overdue for a smear test don’t know about the cervical screening programme. More than a quarter (28 per cent) of women who are overdue for a smear test don’t know about the cervical screening programme.

30 June 2017