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News digest – discount junk food deals, lung cancer immunotherapy, cigarettes and wine

In this week’s news: new research asks, ‘how many cigarettes are in a bottle of wine?’ and special offers fuel obese shoppers. In this week’s news: new research asks, ‘how many cigarettes are in a bottle of wine?’ and special offers fuel obese shoppers.

30 March 2019

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News digest – hot tea, cancer doctor shortages, junk food ad ban proposals and baby Grady  

In this week’s news: headlines saying ‘hot tea causes oesophageal cancer’ miss crucial details and Government proposes junk food ad watershed. In this week’s news: headlines saying ‘hot tea causes oesophageal cancer’ miss crucial details and Government proposes junk food ad watershed.

23 March 2019

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News digest – online prostate cancer predictor, NHS waiting times, breast cancer rulebook and Bluetooth headphones

In this week’s news: prostate cancer predictions, NHS waiting times, breast cancer rulebook rewritten and do wireless headphones cause cancer? In this week’s news: prostate cancer predictions, NHS waiting times, breast cancer rulebook rewritten and do wireless headphones cause cancer?

16 March 2019

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News digest – bladder cancer waiting times, crowdfunding cancer treatment and a cervical screening rebrand

In this week’s news: cervical screening campaign launches in England and research in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver. In this week’s news: cervical screening campaign launches in England and research in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver.

9 March 2019

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News digest – smoking and melanoma, global cervical cancer rates, flexible drug pricing and great white sharks

In this week’s news: smoking may limit the body’s ability to flexible drug pricing could speed up NHS access. In this week’s news: smoking may limit the body’s ability to flexible drug pricing could speed up NHS access.

23 February 2019

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News digest – HPV stigma, ultra-processed foods, ‘simple’ cancer blood test and why measles isn’t a cancer cure

In this week’s news: survey reveals misconceptions around HPV and a prominent American figure wrongly suggests measles cures cancer. In this week’s news: survey reveals misconceptions around HPV and a prominent American figure wrongly suggests measles cures cancer.

16 February 2019

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News digest – lung cancer scanning, cervical screening test switch and fossilised tumour discovery

In this week’s news: NHS England roll out lung cancer scanning, and a planned cervical screening test switch could see the time between screenings extended to 5 years. In this week’s news: NHS England roll out lung cancer scanning, and a planned cervical screening test switch could see the time between screenings extended to 5 years.

9 February 2019

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News digest – vaping as a stop-smoking aid, an NHS first, cervical screening samples and why cancer won’t be ‘cured in a year’

In this week’s news: vaping as a stop smoking tool and why a ‘cancer cure in a year’ is unlikely. In this week’s news: vaping as a stop smoking tool and why a ‘cancer cure in a year’ is unlikely.

2 February 2019

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News digest – 3 new Grand Challenge teams, tests for ‘unknown cancers’, cervical screening and renaming cancer

In the news this week: cervical cancer prevention, sugary drinks and should we rename certain ‘low risk’ cancers? In the news this week: cervical cancer prevention, sugary drinks and should we rename certain ‘low risk’ cancers?

26 January 2019

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News digest – breast cancer risk calculator, ‘flexitarian’ diets, shape-shifting cancer cells and till receipts

In the news this week: our scientists have made a calculator that predicts breast cancer risk and teenage cancer survival continues to rise. In the news this week: our scientists have made a calculator that predicts breast cancer risk and teenage cancer survival continues to rise.

19 January 2019

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News digest – NHS long-term plan, chemo ‘sponge’, NHS waiting times and high fibre diets

In the news this week: NHS long-term plan is published, and scientists develop a ‘sponge’ to help mop up excess chemotherapy in the blood. In the news this week: NHS long-term plan is published, and scientists develop a ‘sponge’ to help mop up excess chemotherapy in the blood.

12 January 2019

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News digest – a cancer breath test, tumour VR, lab culture and 2019 predictions

In the news this week: A clinical trial for a breath test that might detect cancer launches and children are eating too many sugary foods. In the news this week: A clinical trial for a breath test that might detect cancer launches and children are eating too many sugary foods.

5 January 2019