• Health & Medicine

New treatment gives boost to lung cancer patients

A new regime of radiotherapy designed to benefit lung cancer patients has been developed by Cancer Research UK scientists. A new regime of radiotherapy designed to benefit lung cancer patients has been developed by Cancer Research UK scientists.

4 September 2002

Triple risk for smokers with faulty gene

Smokers who inherit a particular genetic trait could triple their chances of getting lung cancer according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer1. Smokers who inherit a particular genetic trait could triple their chances of getting lung cancer according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer1.

9 July 2002

Britain's 100 year war against cancer

Britain has the world's biggest decreases in premature deaths from lung cancer and breast cancer, scientists from Cancer Research UK report. Britain has the world's biggest decreases in premature deaths from lung cancer and breast cancer, scientists from Cancer Research UK report.

3 July 2002

Aspirin may reduce the risk of lung cancer in women

The humble aspirin - the benefits of which already extend to arthritis and heart disease - may also reduce the risk of lung cancer, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer1. The humble aspirin - the benefits of which already extend to arthritis and heart disease - may also reduce the risk of lung cancer, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer1.

25 June 2002

• Health & Medicine

Lung cancer deaths in the UK set to tumble

Lung cancer deaths in the UK will tumble in the next five years, as health campaigners begin to win the war against tobacco, a detailed Europe-wide study of smoking trends predicts1. Lung cancer deaths in the UK will tumble in the next five years, as health campaigners begin to win the war against tobacco, a detailed Europe-wide study of smoking trends predicts1.

25 June 2002

Scientists decode cancer's secret signals

Experts funded by Cancer Research UK have identified four new molecules, which they believe may hold the key to halting the rapid spread of lung cancer. Experts funded by Cancer Research UK have identified four new molecules, which they believe may hold the key to halting the rapid spread of lung cancer.

4 April 2002

Scientists pave the way for lung cancer blood test

A molecule involved in tumour development is found in high concentrations in the blood of lung cancer patients, and could act as an early indicator of the disease, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer1. A molecule involved in tumour development is found in high concentrations in the blood of lung cancer patients, and could act as an early indicator of the disease, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer1.

12 March 2002