• Health & Medicine

Leaders team up to combat cancer worldwide

6 March 2013

• Health & Medicine

Scientists develop a breath test that could detect stomach cancers

A new type of breath test that detects nanoparticles could help diagnose stomach cancers, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. A new type of breath test that detects nanoparticles could help diagnose stomach cancers, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

6 March 2013

• Health & Medicine

Tackling tobacco consumption and improving vaccination access are two of the best ways to reduce global cancer burden

Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide. Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide.

6 March 2013

• Health & Medicine

New bowel cancer test gets green light with the public

Almost everyone (98 per cent) who had the new bowel cancer test – soon to become part of the national screening programme – said they were glad to have gone through the experience, according to a study published today (Monday) in the Journal of Medical Screening. Almost everyone (98 per cent) who had the new bowel cancer test – soon to become part of the national screening programme – said they were glad to have gone through the experience, according to a study published today (Monday) in the Journal of Medical Screening.

18 February 2013

• Health & Medicine

The science of healthy habits

14 February 2013

• Health & Medicine

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

• Health & Medicine

No, TV is not “giving kids cancer”

8 January 2013

• Health & Medicine

Some inspiration for those healthy resolutions

1 January 2013

• Health & Medicine

2012 - A year of progress

17 December 2012

• Health & Medicine

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

• Health & Medicine

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

• Health & Medicine

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