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The number of cancer patients in the UK participating in clinical studies has soared in the last decade from one in 26, to around one in six patients diagnosed, according to new figures presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week (Tuesday). The number of cancer patients in the UK participating in clinical studies has soared in the last decade from one in 26, to around one in six patients diagnosed, according to new figures presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week (Tuesday).

by The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) | News | 7 November 2010

7 November 2010

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A major bladder cancer trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, has shown that adding two commonly used chemotherapy drugs to traditional radiotherapy can reduce the chance of a patient's tumour coming back by a third. A major bladder cancer trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, has shown that adding two commonly used chemotherapy drugs to traditional radiotherapy can reduce the chance of a patient's tumour coming back by a third.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 25 October 2010

25 October 2010

Relay race, athletics

Rather like a molecular relay race, the new treatment relies on a chain of events that culminates in the activation of a drug specifically in cancer cells. Rather like a molecular relay race, the new treatment relies on a chain of events that culminates in the activation of a drug specifically in cancer cells.

by Ailsa Stevens | Analysis | 16 July 2010

16 July 2010