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Friends and family say doctors should give lifestyle advice to cancer patients

Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new study published today (Friday) in the British Journal of Cancer. Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new study published today (Friday) in the British Journal of Cancer.

8 February 2013

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No, TV is not “giving kids cancer”

8 January 2013

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Some inspiration for those healthy resolutions

1 January 2013

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2012 - A year of progress

17 December 2012

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Lifestyle-linked diseases continue to increase globally

Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are becoming the dominant cause of death and disability globally, a landmark international study has revealed. Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are becoming the dominant cause of death and disability globally, a landmark international study has revealed.

13 December 2012

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Guest post - "Plain packs won’t encourage smuggling"

An expert in the dodgy dealings of counterfeit goods shares his view that standardised tobacco packaging won't encourage the black market for illegal tobacco. An expert in the dodgy dealings of counterfeit goods shares his view that standardised tobacco packaging won't encourage the black market for illegal tobacco.

7 December 2012

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High-risk women may need more frequent ovarian cancer screening

Screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer once a year may not be effective enough to spot the disease in its earlier stages, and more frequent screening may be needed for this group of women, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer once a year may not be effective enough to spot the disease in its earlier stages, and more frequent screening may be needed for this group of women, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

7 December 2012

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Britons want bowel cancer screening recommendation

Britons want a recommendation from the NHS on whether to attend bowel cancer screening, along with all the information on benefits and risks, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today. Britons want a recommendation from the NHS on whether to attend bowel cancer screening, along with all the information on benefits and risks, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

5 December 2012

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NCRI conference session: global inequalities in cancer

12 November 2012

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Notes from NCRI conference (day 4)

7 November 2012

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Personalised prostate cancer screening may save thousands from unnecessary treatment

Targeting prostate cancer screening based on a man's age and genes could potentially save thousands of men from unnecessary treatment and save the NHS millions of pounds. Targeting prostate cancer screening based on a man's age and genes could potentially save thousands of men from unnecessary treatment and save the NHS millions of pounds.

5 November 2012

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Cancer Research UK's response to the breast screening review

Our official response to the Independent Breast Screening Review Panel's findings Our official response to the Independent Breast Screening Review Panel's findings

30 October 2012