• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Gary Lineker, cancer stats and radiotherapy in this month's podcast

17 March 2011

• Health & Medicine

HPV home tests could improve cervical screening uptake

Home tests for the human papillomavirus (HPV) could help increase the take-up of cervical screening among women who do not respond to screening invitations, new research shows today. Home tests for the human papillomavirus (HPV) could help increase the take-up of cervical screening among women who do not respond to screening invitations, new research shows today.

16 March 2011

• Science & Technology

Critical step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered for the first time that DNA methylation patterns - a key process in cell development - could accurately detect early bowel cancer, according to research published in Gut, today. Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered for the first time that DNA methylation patterns - a key process in cell development - could accurately detect early bowel cancer, according to research published in Gut, today.

4 March 2011

• Health & Medicine

Late breast cancer diagnosis in elderly leads to poor survival

Women over 70 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage leading to lower survival from the disease in the elderly, new research showed today (Wednesday). Women over 70 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage leading to lower survival from the disease in the elderly, new research showed today (Wednesday).

16 February 2011

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15 February 2011

Gene test could solve prostate cancer riddle and spare thousands from surgery

A genetic pattern could predict how aggressive prostate cancer is before treatment, and whether the disease will come back in men who have already been treated, according to research published in the Lancet Oncology*. A genetic pattern could predict how aggressive prostate cancer is before treatment, and whether the disease will come back in men who have already been treated, according to research published in the Lancet Oncology*.

9 February 2011

• Health & Medicine

Why are breast cancer rates increasing?

Although more and more women are surviving, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and it has been on the rise for several years. Although more and more women are surviving, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and it has been on the rise for several years.

4 February 2011

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• Policy & Insight

Expert Opinion: Professor Peter Johnson

3 February 2011

Dogs detecting cancer: Intriguing but not practical

1 February 2011

• Health & Medicine

Our view on the NHS reforms – evolution or revolution?

31 January 2011

• Health & Medicine

“Amazing cancer test” is far from ready

4 January 2011

• Health & Medicine

New study shows that cancer survival is improving, but there's more work to be done

22 December 2010