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Read about how much DNA data citizen scientists have crunched in a month, a new trial testing a breast cancer drug in lung cancer plus more in our news digest. Read about how much DNA data citizen scientists have crunched in a month, a new trial testing a breast cancer drug in lung cancer plus more in our news digest.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 15 March 2014

15 March 2014

Are meat and cheese really ‘as deadly as smoking?’ Despite some alarming headlines, the answer is no. For the rest of the week's stories read our news digest. Are meat and cheese really ‘as deadly as smoking?’ Despite some alarming headlines, the answer is no. For the rest of the week's stories read our news digest.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 8 March 2014

8 March 2014

Catch up on the latest cancer news including a potential gene test for prostate cancer, high-tech nanofibre tracks for brain cancer cells, plus much more. Catch up on the latest cancer news including a potential gene test for prostate cancer, high-tech nanofibre tracks for brain cancer cells, plus much more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 22 February 2014

22 February 2014

This week's cancer news featured support from MPs for standardised tobacco packaging, our work raising symptom awareness, global cancer stats plus much more. This week's cancer news featured support from MPs for standardised tobacco packaging, our work raising symptom awareness, global cancer stats plus much more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 15 February 2014

15 February 2014

Catch up on the latest cancer news including the release of Play to Cure: Genes in Space, predictions for a rise in global cancer rates and much more. Catch up on the latest cancer news including the release of Play to Cure: Genes in Space, predictions for a rise in global cancer rates and much more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 8 February 2014

8 February 2014

This week's cancer news featured our neuroblastoma trial, overwhelming support for standardised cigarette packs, plus a specialised whole-body scan and more. This week's cancer news featured our neuroblastoma trial, overwhelming support for standardised cigarette packs, plus a specialised whole-body scan and more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 1 February 2014

1 February 2014

This week's news featured our latest bowel cancer research, a study looking at cancers of 'unknown origin' and fascinating research into an ancient dog cancer. This week's news featured our latest bowel cancer research, a study looking at cancers of 'unknown origin' and fascinating research into an ancient dog cancer.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 24 January 2014

24 January 2014

Catch up on the week's cancer news from our latest figures showing a rise in cancer cases, to the importance of cervical screening, leukaemia research and more. Catch up on the week's cancer news from our latest figures showing a rise in cancer cases, to the importance of cervical screening, leukaemia research and more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 18 January 2014

18 January 2014

This week's breakdown of the latest cancer news covers the rise in oesophageal cancer, research using blood 'heat maps', specialised nanoparticles and more. This week's breakdown of the latest cancer news covers the rise in oesophageal cancer, research using blood 'heat maps', specialised nanoparticles and more.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 10 January 2014

10 January 2014

From tobacco taxes to cancer immunotherapy, our first news digest of 2014 has all the big cancer news stories to keep you up to date. From tobacco taxes to cancer immunotherapy, our first news digest of 2014 has all the big cancer news stories to keep you up to date.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 3 January 2014

3 January 2014