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News digest - immunotherapy combo, ovarian drug disappointment, artificial DNA… and sunshine wristbands?

Combined immunotherapy treatments, a disappointing decision on an ovarian cancer drug, plus why you shouldn’t rely on a wristband to measure sun exposure. Combined immunotherapy treatments, a disappointing decision on an ovarian cancer drug, plus why you shouldn’t rely on a wristband to measure sun exposure.

6 June 2015

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News digest - NHS woes, skin cancer insights, prostate cancer map, and... orgasms?

Here's our regular round-up of the week's cancer news. Here's our regular round-up of the week's cancer news.

23 May 2015

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News digest - prostate cancer chemo, Cuban lung cancer vaccine treatment and ... walnuts?

Find out about a new prostate cancer treatment, the Cuban lung cancer vaccine and if a handful of Walnuts can make cancer go away. Find out about a new prostate cancer treatment, the Cuban lung cancer vaccine and if a handful of Walnuts can make cancer go away.

16 May 2015

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News digest - ovarian cancer blood test, tackling drug resistance, a supercomputer called Watson and more

Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care? Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care?

9 May 2015

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News digest - exercise and bowel cancer, ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, the ‘test’ that isn’t a test and more

Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer. Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer.

2 May 2015

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News digest - new immunotherapy results, ‘personalised vaccines’, an ‘injectable lab’ and more

New immunotherapy results from a big US conference, another first step towards ‘personalised cancer vaccines’, plus what’s an ‘injectable lab’? New immunotherapy results from a big US conference, another first step towards ‘personalised cancer vaccines’, plus what’s an ‘injectable lab’?

25 April 2015

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News digest - cancer’s family tree, a melanoma ‘safe haven’, misleading reports about a blood test and more

Piecing together cancer’s family tree, new research exposes melanoma’s ‘safe have’, plus another ‘simple blood test’ that’s not so simple, or a blood test. Piecing together cancer’s family tree, new research exposes melanoma’s ‘safe have’, plus another ‘simple blood test’ that’s not so simple, or a blood test.

18 April 2015

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News digest - pensioners’ risk of melanoma, mimicking blood vessels, clam cancer and more

Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams. Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams.

11 April 2015

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News digest - prostate cancer family tree, pineapples, walnuts and more

New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news. New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news.

4 April 2015

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News digest - Angelina Jolie, pesticides, liver cancer, and more

We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here. We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here.

28 March 2015

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News digest - Google draws some pictures, misleading smartwatch claims, obesity and more

Google files a patent for a theoretical cancer cell-killing wristband, a misleading article on smartwatches, plus obesity and cancer risk in women. Google files a patent for a theoretical cancer cell-killing wristband, a misleading article on smartwatches, plus obesity and cancer risk in women.

21 March 2015

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News digest - standard packs are ‘go’, immunotherapy advances, risk-reducing surgery, and more

MPs vote to introduce standardised tobacco packaging, plus fascinating new research on immunotherapies, and two stories of cancer risk-reducing surgery. MPs vote to introduce standardised tobacco packaging, plus fascinating new research on immunotherapies, and two stories of cancer risk-reducing surgery.

14 March 2015