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EU red tape hampers international cancer trials

European bureaucracy has made running large clinical trials for new cancer drugs even more difficult, according to a Cancer Research UK report published in the European Journal of Cancer today. European bureaucracy has made running large clinical trials for new cancer drugs even more difficult, according to a Cancer Research UK report published in the European Journal of Cancer today.

8 January 2007

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Boost for cancer trials across Northern Ireland

A new team of nurses will improve access to cancer clinical trials across Northern Ireland - addressing the current concentration on Belfast. A new team of nurses will improve access to cancer clinical trials across Northern Ireland - addressing the current concentration on Belfast.

13 November 2006

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Cancer Research UK calls for comprehensive uptake of new imaging technology in clinical trials

Clinical trials of new anti-cancer drugs could be performed more quickly, effectively and economically if the latest imaging tools were routinely employed, according to experts from Cancer Research UK. Clinical trials of new anti-cancer drugs could be performed more quickly, effectively and economically if the latest imaging tools were routinely employed, according to experts from Cancer Research UK.

2 May 2006

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Early form of breast cancer on the rise

The number of registered cases of an early form of breast cancer called Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has increased, according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK The number of registered cases of an early form of breast cancer called Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has increased, according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK

25 January 2006

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More research needed on complementary therapies

A Cancer Research UK scientist has called for more clinical trials to evaluate the benefits of complementary therapies for cancer patients. A Cancer Research UK scientist has called for more clinical trials to evaluate the benefits of complementary therapies for cancer patients.

18 November 2004

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New training course could boost clinical trial recruitment

Tailor-made training courses in communication for doctors and nurses could help increase the number of patients joining clinical trials, Cancer Research UK scientists announced at UICCїs1 Fourth World Conference for Cancer Organisations, in Dublin. Tailor-made training courses in communication for doctors and nurses could help increase the number of patients joining clinical trials, Cancer Research UK scientists announced at UICCїs1 Fourth World Conference for Cancer Organisations, in Dublin.

16 November 2004

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Doctors missing out on important information

Doctors are not being armed with all the information they need to make treatment decisions because data from clinical trials is being left unpublished and inaccessible, leading figures from Cancer Research UK warn today. Doctors are not being armed with all the information they need to make treatment decisions because data from clinical trials is being left unpublished and inaccessible, leading figures from Cancer Research UK warn today.

6 September 2004

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Call for new trials as cancer genomics comes of age

It is time to bring cancer genomics from the lab bench into large-scale clinical trials, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist will tell delegates at the charity's Senior Researchers Meeting in Harrogate today. It is time to bring cancer genomics from the lab bench into large-scale clinical trials, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist will tell delegates at the charity's Senior Researchers Meeting in Harrogate today.

18 May 2004

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Promising anti-cancer drug trial launched

An innovative drug with a new mechanism of action that may be effective against a range of cancers will enter the first phase of clinical trials, it was announced today at Cancer Research UK's Senior Researchers Meeting. An innovative drug with a new mechanism of action that may be effective against a range of cancers will enter the first phase of clinical trials, it was announced today at Cancer Research UK's Senior Researchers Meeting.

17 May 2004

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New cancer drug to enter clinical trials

Cancer Research UK scientists in Manchester, together with colleagues in Dublin, have developed a new drug designed to overcome drug-resistant cancer cells. Cancer Research UK scientists in Manchester, together with colleagues in Dublin, have developed a new drug designed to overcome drug-resistant cancer cells.

14 November 2002

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Nottingham scientist builds Phortress against breast cancer

A new type of anti-cancer drug with a unique mechanism that selectively targets breast cancer cells will enter clinical trials in the New Year, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist announced. A new type of anti-cancer drug with a unique mechanism that selectively targets breast cancer cells will enter clinical trials in the New Year, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist announced.

28 October 2002

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New drug boost for lung cancer sufferers

Clinical trials of a new anticancer drug combination carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists at Newcastle University show that it has the potential to almost double the life expectancy of sufferers of mesothelioma - a form of lung cancer which affects around 1,700 people in the UK every year - according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology1. Clinical trials of a new anticancer drug combination carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists at Newcastle University show that it has the potential to almost double the life expectancy of sufferers of mesothelioma - a form of lung cancer which affects around 1,700 people in the UK every year - according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology1.

2 August 2002