• Health & Medicine

5,200 classrooms of UK kids start smoking every year

Every year around 157,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking - that's enough to fill 5,200 classrooms or make up nearly 14,000 junior football teams. Every year around 157,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking - that's enough to fill 5,200 classrooms or make up nearly 14,000 junior football teams.

22 February 2012

• Health & Medicine

Leading UK model agencies sign up to 'No Sunbed' policy

Ahead of London Fashion Week, leading model agencies sign groundbreaking 'No Sunbed' policy agreement as part of Cancer Research UK's R UV UGLY? campaign after warnings on health and appearance Ahead of London Fashion Week, leading model agencies sign groundbreaking 'No Sunbed' policy agreement as part of Cancer Research UK's R UV UGLY? campaign after warnings on health and appearance

17 February 2012

• Health & Medicine

Recipe for a healthy diet

5 February 2012

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – abiraterone, childhood brain tumours, exercise and more

4 February 2012

• Health & Medicine

Healthy Resolutions 2012 – what’s new?

23 January 2012

• Health & Medicine

Processed meat may increase pancreatic cancer risk

Eating too much processed meat may increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, new research published in the British Journal of Cancer finds today. Eating too much processed meat may increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, new research published in the British Journal of Cancer finds today.

13 January 2012

• Health & Medicine

Tesco to raise millions to help Cancer Research UK's work into early diagnosis and detection of cancer

Today, 10 January 2012, Tesco is aiming to raise over Ј10 million to help Cancer Research UK's work to beat cancer by making Cancer Research UK its Charity of the Year in 2012. Today, 10 January 2012, Tesco is aiming to raise over Ј10 million to help Cancer Research UK's work to beat cancer by making Cancer Research UK its Charity of the Year in 2012.

10 January 2012

• Health & Medicine

Red wine research DOESN’T show it can ‘reduce breast cancer risk’

9 January 2012

• Health & Medicine

2011 - A year of progress

14 December 2011

• Health & Medicine

The causes of cancer you can control

7 December 2011

• Health & Medicine

Cigarettes, diet, alcohol and obesity behind more than 100,000 cancers

More than 100,000 cancers - equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year - are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK. More than 100,000 cancers - equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year - are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK.

7 December 2011

• Health & Medicine

Broccoli and cancer - a response from the Institute of Food Research

6 December 2011