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New numbers on UK cancer diagnoses, immunotherapy research in space, badly-behaved bacteria and... could coffee extend your life? Here’s our weekly news digest. New numbers on UK cancer diagnoses, immunotherapy research in space, badly-behaved bacteria and... could coffee extend your life? Here’s our weekly news digest.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 15 July 2017

15 July 2017

Promising early results for cancer vaccines, calls for more gene testing in the NHS, warning for alcohol and cancer, and... manicures and cancer risk? Here's our weekly news digest. Promising early results for cancer vaccines, calls for more gene testing in the NHS, warning for alcohol and cancer, and... manicures and cancer risk? Here's our weekly news digest.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 8 July 2017

8 July 2017

Frozen needles, a smokefree UK, microbubbles and how scientists in the US are trying to break cancer cells’ ‘legs’. Here’s our weekly news report. Frozen needles, a smokefree UK, microbubbles and how scientists in the US are trying to break cancer cells’ ‘legs’. Here’s our weekly news report.

by Catherine Pickworth | Analysis | 1 July 2017

1 July 2017

8 new Grand Challenges in cancer research launched, blood tests for prostate cancer, making immunotherapy more personal and… ‘go natural’? Here’s our weekly news digest. 8 new Grand Challenges in cancer research launched, blood tests for prostate cancer, making immunotherapy more personal and… ‘go natural’? Here’s our weekly news digest.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 24 June 2017

24 June 2017

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Smoking rates are falling, aspirin has risks as well as benefits and… what's behind the talk of ‘tanning drugs’? Here's our weekly news report. Smoking rates are falling, aspirin has risks as well as benefits and… what's behind the talk of ‘tanning drugs’? Here's our weekly news report.

by Michael Walsh | Analysis | 17 June 2017

17 June 2017

Wine glasses

New drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo? Here's our weekly news digest. New drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo? Here's our weekly news digest.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 3 June 2017

3 June 2017

An idea to use the Zika virus to tackle brain tumours, 3D printed ovaries, sunscreen and… is breast milk the next ‘cancer cure’? Here’s our weekly news digest. An idea to use the Zika virus to tackle brain tumours, 3D printed ovaries, sunscreen and… is breast milk the next ‘cancer cure’? Here’s our weekly news digest.

by Catherine Pickworth | Analysis | 20 May 2017

20 May 2017

Fewer vapers are smoking cigarettes, ‘carbon-dating’ cancer spread and... gardening to tackle childhood obesity? Here’s our weekly news digest. Fewer vapers are smoking cigarettes, ‘carbon-dating’ cancer spread and... gardening to tackle childhood obesity? Here’s our weekly news digest.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 13 May 2017

13 May 2017

Immunotherapies show promise but not for every tumour, calls for boys to get the HPV vaccine and... what's killer about sofas? Find out in the news digest. Immunotherapies show promise but not for every tumour, calls for boys to get the HPV vaccine and... what's killer about sofas? Find out in the news digest.

by Michael Walsh | Analysis | 14 April 2017

14 April 2017