• Health & Medicine

Women unaware of when breast cancer risk is greatest

Only one per cent of women know that older women - those 80 or older - have the greatest risk of developing breast cancer according to new research* published today. Only one per cent of women know that older women - those 80 or older - have the greatest risk of developing breast cancer according to new research* published today.

1 May 2007

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Giving stop smoking advice with smear tests could save extra lives

Giving women who smoke advice on quitting when they go for cervical smear tests could be an effective way of saving even more lives - according to new research published today in the British Journal of Cancer. If introduced, the measure could benefit hundreds of thousands of women every year. Giving women who smoke advice on quitting when they go for cervical smear tests could be an effective way of saving even more lives - according to new research published today in the British Journal of Cancer. If introduced, the measure could benefit hundreds of thousands of women every year.

3 April 2007

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Philip Schofield voted Britain's favourite breakfast smoothie

Silver-tongued, silver-haired Philip Schofield has won the battle of the presenters to be crowned Britainїs favourite breakfast smoothie by UK women. Philip topped the poll which was commissioned by Cancer Research UK in support of Britainїs Biggest Breakfast, a fundraising campaign taking place throughout March to raise awareness of the links between diet and cancer and to raise vital funds for research into the disease. Silver-tongued, silver-haired Philip Schofield has won the battle of the presenters to be crowned Britainїs favourite breakfast smoothie by UK women. Philip topped the poll which was commissioned by Cancer Research UK in support of Britainїs Biggest Breakfast, a fundraising campaign taking place throughout March to raise awareness of the links between diet and cancer and to raise vital funds for research into the disease.

28 February 2007

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Call for better use of prostate cancer biopsies

Routine collection of additional information from prostate cancer biopsies could allow better decisions about the best choice of treatment, according to a study published in the journal Cancer. Routine collection of additional information from prostate cancer biopsies could allow better decisions about the best choice of treatment, according to a study published in the journal Cancer.

12 January 2007

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Health risks for teens as they swap exercise for slumping on the sofa

Britain's teenagers are endangering their health by cutting back on exercise and spending more hours watching TV and playing computer games according to a new study by Cancer Research UK Britain's teenagers are endangering their health by cutting back on exercise and spending more hours watching TV and playing computer games according to a new study by Cancer Research UK

21 December 2006

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Breast cancer screening trials for under 50s does not show significant effect

A ten year trial in which women between the ages of 40 and 50 were invited for annual breast screening did not show a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality. A ten year trial in which women between the ages of 40 and 50 were invited for annual breast screening did not show a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality.

8 December 2006

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Britain warned that obesity epidemic will cause thousands more cases of cancer

Cancer Research UK today put Britain on a warning that the rising tide of obesity could result in as many 12,000 cases of weight related cancer diagnosed annually 2010. Cancer Research UK today put Britain on a warning that the rising tide of obesity could result in as many 12,000 cases of weight related cancer diagnosed annually 2010.

5 December 2006

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20 pence on a pack of cigarettes

Hiking up the price of a pack of cigarettes by 20 pence is the Government's best hope of reaching its 2010 target to reduce the proportion of adult smokers to 21 per cent - researchers were told today (Tuesday) at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham. Hiking up the price of a pack of cigarettes by 20 pence is the Government's best hope of reaching its 2010 target to reduce the proportion of adult smokers to 21 per cent - researchers were told today (Tuesday) at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham.

10 October 2006

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Breast cancer prevention study reaches 2,000 participants mark, but more still needed

The number of women who have volunteered to take part in a Cancer Research UK breast cancer prevention study called IBIS-II has reached 2,000 but more volunteers are needed. Speaking at the National Cancer Research Insitute conference in Birmingham today, the study's co-chairman announced that another 8,000 eligible women are needed to join the study by 2008. The number of women who have volunteered to take part in a Cancer Research UK breast cancer prevention study called IBIS-II has reached 2,000 but more volunteers are needed. Speaking at the National Cancer Research Insitute conference in Birmingham today, the study's co-chairman announced that another 8,000 eligible women are needed to join the study by 2008.

10 October 2006

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Computers could assist doctors in screening for breast cancer

A revolutionary way to read mammograms with the help of a computer could free up time for hundreds of medical experts and so speed the breast screening process. A revolutionary way to read mammograms with the help of a computer could free up time for hundreds of medical experts and so speed the breast screening process.

25 September 2006

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Government guilty of betrayal over bowel cancer screening

The Governmentїs deliberate fudge over its commitment to a bowel screening programme is a gross betrayal of trust and will cost lives according to Cancer Research UK The Governmentїs deliberate fudge over its commitment to a bowel screening programme is a gross betrayal of trust and will cost lives according to Cancer Research UK

29 March 2006

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Government challenged over bowel cancer screening programme

Britain's leading cancer charity today called for the government to come clean over the future of its much-vaunted bowel screening programme. Britain's leading cancer charity today called for the government to come clean over the future of its much-vaunted bowel screening programme.

22 March 2006