• Health & Medicine

Our work in the community to raise cancer awareness and tackle health inequalities

Our Cancer Awareness Roadshows go into the heart of communities to help raise cancer knowledge, particularly among disadvantaged groups. Our Cancer Awareness Roadshows go into the heart of communities to help raise cancer knowledge, particularly among disadvantaged groups.

13 February 2014

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Commons’ sense prevails for public health

MPs in the House of Commons have overwhelmingly agreed that they want to see standardised packaging for tobacco products in the UK. What happens next? MPs in the House of Commons have overwhelmingly agreed that they want to see standardised packaging for tobacco products in the UK. What happens next?

11 February 2014

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50 years of life-saving tobacco control

On the anniversary of the landmark US Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, we look back over 50 years of life-saving tobacco control. On the anniversary of the landmark US Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, we look back over 50 years of life-saving tobacco control.

11 January 2014

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Ethnic differences in breast cancer rates linked to lifestyle

Lifestyle and reproductive factors are the main reasons for the difference in breast cancer rates between ethnicities. Lifestyle and reproductive factors are the main reasons for the difference in breast cancer rates between ethnicities.

8 January 2014

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Tripling tobacco taxes to prevent 200 million premature deaths

Tripling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200M premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases. Tripling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200M premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases.

1 January 2014

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Cancer death rates drop by 20 per cent over 20 years

The cancer death rate has dropped by more than a fifth since the 1990s according to the latest Cancer Research UK analysis released today (Wednesday). The cancer death rate has dropped by more than a fifth since the 1990s according to the latest Cancer Research UK analysis released today (Wednesday).

18 December 2013

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A new way to prevent breast cancer: anastrozole

Results from our clinical trial show a drug called anastrozole can halve the chance of developing breast cancer in some women. We explore the findings. Results from our clinical trial show a drug called anastrozole can halve the chance of developing breast cancer in some women. We explore the findings.

12 December 2013

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Drug cuts breast cancer cases by more than 50 per cent in high risk women

Taking the drug anastrozole cuts the risk of high risk women developing breast cancer by more than 50 per cent. Taking the drug anastrozole cuts the risk of high risk women developing breast cancer by more than 50 per cent.

12 December 2013

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Funding for cancer research increases by over 60 per cent in 10 years

Funding for cancer research by National Cancer Research Institute Partners has increased by 62 per cent in the 10 years up to 2011. Funding for cancer research by National Cancer Research Institute Partners has increased by 62 per cent in the 10 years up to 2011.

13 November 2013

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Watch and share our video about tobacco industry tactics

Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products. Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products.

11 November 2013

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Tobacco marketing – hiding in plain sight

Tobacco packaging is a powerful marketing tool used by the tobacco industry - find out how the latest evidence supports standardised tobacco packs. Tobacco packaging is a powerful marketing tool used by the tobacco industry - find out how the latest evidence supports standardised tobacco packs.

23 October 2013

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Marking the frontlines in the global war on cancer

We all agree that cancer is a global issue, but how has this issue evolved over time and what does the future hold? We all agree that cancer is a global issue, but how has this issue evolved over time and what does the future hold?

9 September 2013