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Back in the news - mobile phones and cancer

In the light of new research, we look again at the evidence on mobile phone use and brain tumours. In the light of new research, we look again at the evidence on mobile phone use and brain tumours.

14 May 2014

Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office and Astex join forces to trial potential new cancer treatments

Cancer Research UK has announced that Astex Pharmaceuticals will join its Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Combinations Alliance Cancer Research UK has announced that Astex Pharmaceuticals will join its Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Combinations Alliance

14 May 2014

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70 per cent take part in bowel screening but not enough do it regularly

70 per cent of people send back at least one bowel screening test kit, but only around 40 per cent return kits consistently. 70 per cent of people send back at least one bowel screening test kit, but only around 40 per cent return kits consistently.

9 May 2014

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Aspirin could combat permanent hearing loss caused by cancer drug

Cancer Research UK has launched a new trial to see if high doses of aspirin might help avoid hearing loss in patients given the drug cisplatin. Cancer Research UK has launched a new trial to see if high doses of aspirin might help avoid hearing loss in patients given the drug cisplatin.

8 May 2014

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Resurrecting stalled cancer drugs

What happens when the development of a potential new drug stalls? Read how our Clinical Development Partnership scheme is giving some drugs a second chance. What happens when the development of a potential new drug stalls? Read how our Clinical Development Partnership scheme is giving some drugs a second chance.

30 April 2014

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Breastfeeding does *not* cause cancer – quite the opposite

Amidst widespread coverage of today's survival story, we were concerned to spot an error in a newspaper graphic, suggesting that breastfeeding caused cancer. Amidst widespread coverage of today's survival story, we were concerned to spot an error in a newspaper graphic, suggesting that breastfeeding caused cancer.

29 April 2014

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Our new strategy – “a big step towards putting us all out of jobs”

As we launch our new strategy, we catch up with chief scientist, Professor Nic Jones, and get his take on our plans for the future. As we launch our new strategy, we catch up with chief scientist, Professor Nic Jones, and get his take on our plans for the future.

29 April 2014

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Half of all cancer patients now survive at least 10 years

Half of all people diagnosed with cancer today will survive their disease for at least 10 years, according to new Cancer Research UK figures. Half of all people diagnosed with cancer today will survive their disease for at least 10 years, according to new Cancer Research UK figures.

29 April 2014

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Cancer Research UK increases war chest by 50 per cent to open new fronts to tackle cancers' challenges

Cancer Research UK aims to increase funding into research by over 50% during the next five to 10 years as part of its ambitious new research strategy. Cancer Research UK aims to increase funding into research by over 50% during the next five to 10 years as part of its ambitious new research strategy.

29 April 2014

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Promising results in phase 1 trial lead immatics to continue work on vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma

A new cancer vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma has met the two primary endpoints of safety and immunogenicity in a Cancer Research UK trial. A new cancer vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma has met the two primary endpoints of safety and immunogenicity in a Cancer Research UK trial.

23 April 2014

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Skin cancer rates five times higher than in 70s

Rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma are now five times higher than 40 years ago, according to the latest figures. Rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma are now five times higher than 40 years ago, according to the latest figures.

21 April 2014

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Stratified medicine and the lung cancer ‘Matrix’ trial – part of a cancer care revolution

We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work? We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work?

17 April 2014