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Welsh government to introduce improved screening tests for cervical and bowel cancers

The Welsh government has announced “hugely positive” changes to its screening programmes for both cervical and bowel cancer. The Welsh government has announced “hugely positive” changes to its screening programmes for both cervical and bowel cancer.

12 January 2017

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Your Health Hubs – helping people to make new healthy habits

Find our about how our Your Health Hub programme is helping people stick to their healthy habits. Find our about how our Your Health Hub programme is helping people stick to their healthy habits.

11 January 2017

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Science can help your New Year’s resolutions stick

We all make New Year's resolutions to feel healthier, so how can science help us make them stick? We all make New Year's resolutions to feel healthier, so how can science help us make them stick?

1 January 2017

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New obesity figures for England show growing problem

New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago. New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago.

14 December 2016

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The Great British vape off

The US Surgeon General has called e-cigarettes a national public health concern, but the picture in the UK is quite different. The US Surgeon General has called e-cigarettes a national public health concern, but the picture in the UK is quite different.

9 December 2016

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Naturally occurring symptoms may be mistaken for tamoxifen side-effects

Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting, according to new data. Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting, according to new data.

9 December 2016

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Breast cancer drug could prevent the disease in high-risk women

Thousands of healthy women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered a better drug option to reduce their risk of getting the disease. Thousands of healthy women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered a better drug option to reduce their risk of getting the disease.

29 November 2016

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Mouth cancer rates soar over 20 years

A new Cancer Research UK analysis reveals that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68 per cent in the UK over the last 20 years. A new Cancer Research UK analysis reveals that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68 per cent in the UK over the last 20 years.

25 November 2016

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Australia’s plain cigarette packs are ‘putting teens off smoking’

The introduction of plain, standardised packaging for cigarettes in Australia is putting teens off taking up the lethal addiction. The introduction of plain, standardised packaging for cigarettes in Australia is putting teens off taking up the lethal addiction.

22 November 2016

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Teenagers drink a bathtub of sugary drinks a year

Teenagers, aged between 11 and 18, drink almost a bathtub full of sugary drinks on average a year, according to new calculations from Cancer Research UK. Teenagers, aged between 11 and 18, drink almost a bathtub full of sugary drinks on average a year, according to new calculations from Cancer Research UK.

22 November 2016

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135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035

Alcohol will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will cost the NHS an estimated £2 billion in treatments according to a new report. Alcohol will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will cost the NHS an estimated £2 billion in treatments according to a new report.

18 November 2016

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Cuts to public health funding are crippling Stop Smoking Services

Our new report reveals that budget cuts across England mean councils are struggling to fund vital Stop Smoking Services. Our new report reveals that budget cuts across England mean councils are struggling to fund vital Stop Smoking Services.

16 November 2016