• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK encourages young people to stand up against tobacco industry

Cancer Research UK today launched a social media campaign, #coughup, which aims to empower young people to stand up against the tobacco industry. Cancer Research UK today launched a social media campaign, #coughup, which aims to empower young people to stand up against the tobacco industry.

10 February 2016

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Public back ban on children’s junk food advertising

Three quarters of the UK public back a ban on junk food advertising before the 9pm TV watershed. Three quarters of the UK public back a ban on junk food advertising before the 9pm TV watershed.

8 February 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

World Cancer Day 2016: six ways our research helps patients across the globe

To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now. To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now.

4 February 2016

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Could new NHS diagnostic centres tackle vague cancer symptoms?

We take a look at a series of projects looking to tackle vague cancer symptoms, and hopefully diagnose more cases earlier. We take a look at a series of projects looking to tackle vague cancer symptoms, and hopefully diagnose more cases earlier.

3 February 2016

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The Tobacco Industry should pay for damage it causes - and you can help make that happen

Our new campaign is asking the Government to make the tobacco industry pay for the damage it causes and help protect vital Stop Smoking Services. Our new campaign is asking the Government to make the tobacco industry pay for the damage it causes and help protect vital Stop Smoking Services.

26 January 2016

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Cancer Research UK urges government to make big tobacco cough up

Cancer Research UK is calling on the Government to make the tobacco industry pay for the damage it causes and help reduce the number of deaths linked to smoking Cancer Research UK is calling on the Government to make the tobacco industry pay for the damage it causes and help reduce the number of deaths linked to smoking

26 January 2016

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• Health & Medicine

Good progress in clinical trials transparency, but we need to do more

A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead. A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead.

21 January 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

UK Government’s DNA-mapping project recruits first cancer patients

The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer. The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer.

21 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Headlines about e-cigarettes don’t mean they’re ‘not safer than tobacco’

We look behind the headlines at some recent research on e-cigarettes, asking are they safe? Can they help you quit? And do they attract kids to smoking? We look behind the headlines at some recent research on e-cigarettes, asking are they safe? Can they help you quit? And do they attract kids to smoking?

20 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Committee recommends upgrades to NHS bowel and cervical screening programmes

The UK National Screening Committee has proposed changes to existing screening programmes for bowel and cervical cancer. The UK National Screening Committee has proposed changes to existing screening programmes for bowel and cervical cancer.

15 January 2016

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How public health cuts could leave Stop Smoking Services under threat

We look at how cuts to local public health budgets are leaving vital Stop Smoking Services under threat. We look at how cuts to local public health budgets are leaving vital Stop Smoking Services under threat.

14 January 2016

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Stop Smoking Services at threat as funding comes under pressure

Around forty per cent of local authorities in England are cutting budgets to stop smoking services according to Cancer Research UK. Around forty per cent of local authorities in England are cutting budgets to stop smoking services according to Cancer Research UK.

13 January 2016