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Lifting the lid on bowel screening - why doesn't everyone invited take part?

Despite the benefits, the proportion of people who take up bowel cancer screening is disappointingly low. We look at why, and how we can fix it. Despite the benefits, the proportion of people who take up bowel cancer screening is disappointingly low. We look at why, and how we can fix it.

19 June 2015

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'Turning off' bowel cancer – as easy as APC?

New research on how bowel cancer develops has revealed a weakness that opens up an avenue for developing new treatments New research on how bowel cancer develops has revealed a weakness that opens up an avenue for developing new treatments

18 June 2015

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Radiation experts unite to streamline cancer clinical trials

Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation. Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation.

16 June 2015

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Cancer patients offered access to their treatment records by a new online information portal

Cancer Research UK, the NCRS and brain tumour support charity, brainstrust, have teamed up to offer cancer patients easy access to their treatment records. Cancer Research UK, the NCRS and brain tumour support charity, brainstrust, have teamed up to offer cancer patients easy access to their treatment records.

10 June 2015

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Men are 50 per cent more likely to get oesophageal cancer than 30 years ago

Oesophageal cancer rates in men have increased by 50 per cent since the early 1980s, with new cases reaching almost 6,000. Oesophageal cancer rates in men have increased by 50 per cent since the early 1980s, with new cases reaching almost 6,000.

6 June 2015

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ASCO 2015 round-up: immunotherapy continues to come of age

We take a look back at the excitement from - and add a few important caveats to - the research from this year's big US cancer conference. We take a look back at the excitement from - and add a few important caveats to - the research from this year's big US cancer conference.

5 June 2015

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A disappointing decision over olaparib for ovarian cancer

In light of a preliminary 'no' from NICE over olaparib for ovarian cancer, we hear from one of our experts whose work led to the drug's development In light of a preliminary 'no' from NICE over olaparib for ovarian cancer, we hear from one of our experts whose work led to the drug's development

1 June 2015

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Immunotherapy drugs show continued promise

A new immunotherapy drug has shown continued promise fortreating various types of cancer in a series of trials presented at a US conference. A new immunotherapy drug has shown continued promise fortreating various types of cancer in a series of trials presented at a US conference.

1 June 2015

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Virus therapy for melanoma – all it’s cracked up to be?

We take a balanced look at today's headlines about a new 'virotherapy' for advanced melanoma skin cancer We take a balanced look at today's headlines about a new 'virotherapy' for advanced melanoma skin cancer

27 May 2015

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Eating a Mediterranean diet could cut womb cancer risk

Women who eat a Mediterranean diet could cut their risk of womb cancer by more than half. Women who eat a Mediterranean diet could cut their risk of womb cancer by more than half.

27 May 2015

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Chemo before surgery benefits patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Women with advanced ovarian cancer have fewer side effects and tend to have a better quality of life if given chemotherapy before surgery Women with advanced ovarian cancer have fewer side effects and tend to have a better quality of life if given chemotherapy before surgery

20 May 2015

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NHS pressures at risk of stifling cancer research

Daily pressures on the NHS are having a serious impact on its ability to support world leading research into cancer. Daily pressures on the NHS are having a serious impact on its ability to support world leading research into cancer.

19 May 2015