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News digest – ‘sugar tax’ success, Scottish drug decisions, smoking rates and an 'electronic nose'

In the news this week: an ‘electronic nose’ could help predict who may benefit from lung cancer immunotherapy. In the news this week: an ‘electronic nose’ could help predict who may benefit from lung cancer immunotherapy.

21 September 2019

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News digest – cancer survival comparisons, NHS nurse shortages, antibiotics and chicken?

In the news this week: cancer survival in the UK is increasing, despite having the lowest rate compared to other high-income countries. In the news this week: cancer survival in the UK is increasing, despite having the lowest rate compared to other high-income countries.

14 September 2019

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News digest – NHS staff shortages, ‘snack tax’, cancer cell ‘sleep mode’ and PTSD

In the news this week: our figures show how NHS staff shortages are undermining ambitions to diagnose cancer early. In the news this week: our figures show how NHS staff shortages are undermining ambitions to diagnose cancer early.

7 September 2019

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News digest – HRT and breast cancer risk, a billion fewer cigarettes and misunderstanding around HPV

In the news this week: hormone replacement therapy has been linked to breast cancer risk even a decade after use. In the news this week: hormone replacement therapy has been linked to breast cancer risk even a decade after use.

31 August 2019

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News digest – ovarian cancer blood test, obesity in Scotland, cancer waiting times in Wales and statins

In the news this week: our scientists have developed an ovarian cancer blood test that maybe be able to detect cancer two years earlier than current methods. In the news this week: our scientists have developed an ovarian cancer blood test that maybe be able to detect cancer two years earlier than current methods.

24 August 2019

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News digest – early diagnosis, fighting talk, bladder cancer deaths, and a poem on a pill

There has been an overall increase in early stage cancer detection in Scotland and Simon Armitage has engraved his latest poem on a cancer pill. There has been an overall increase in early stage cancer detection in Scotland and Simon Armitage has engraved his latest poem on a cancer pill.

17 August 2019

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News digest – personalised breast cancer blood test, AI funding boost, ‘calorie tax’ and burgers

£250 million towards an AI lab for the NHS and an experimental breast cancer blood test detects early disease. £250 million towards an AI lab for the NHS and an experimental breast cancer blood test detects early disease.

10 August 2019

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News digest – aspirin, breast cancer blood test, Boris Johnson’s NHS plans and bowel cancer rates in young people 

NICE makes draft recommendation on daily aspirin for people with Lynch syndrome to reduce bowel cancer risk and blood test could detect breast cancer relapse. NICE makes draft recommendation on daily aspirin for people with Lynch syndrome to reduce bowel cancer risk and blood test could detect breast cancer relapse.

3 August 2019

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News digest – smokefree 2030, NICE decision, proton beam therapy and CAR T cell boost in mice

In the news this week: The government sets a smokefree target of 2030 for England and can eating fish reduce your risk of bowel cancer? In the news this week: The government sets a smokefree target of 2030 for England and can eating fish reduce your risk of bowel cancer?

27 July 2019

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News digest – soaring skin cancer rates, breast milk, 5G and does eating insects really protect against cancer?

In the news this week: soaring melanoma skin cancer rates in younger adults and does eating insects really protect against cancer? In the news this week: soaring melanoma skin cancer rates in younger adults and does eating insects really protect against cancer?

20 July 2019

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News digest – sugary drinks, vagina bacteria, NHS info through Amazon’s Alexa and ‘War in the Blood’

In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information. In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information.

13 July 2019

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News digest – obesity, drug decisions, NHS waiting times and a cancer killing virus

In the news this week: obesity responsible for more cases of some cancers than smoking and a trio of NHS drug decisions. In the news this week: obesity responsible for more cases of some cancers than smoking and a trio of NHS drug decisions.

6 July 2019