• Health & Medicine

Half of people unaware of advanced life-saving radiotherapy

Half of people in Great Britain do not know about any of the advanced types of life-saving radiotherapy treatments now available. Half of people in Great Britain do not know about any of the advanced types of life-saving radiotherapy treatments now available.

28 August 2015

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The end of the road: trying to unpick the problems with end of life care

We take a critical look at the issues facing end of life care in the UK and what's being done to resolve them. We take a critical look at the issues facing end of life care in the UK and what's being done to resolve them.

7 August 2015

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Proton beam therapy: where are we now?

We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK

16 July 2015

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Radiation experts unite to streamline cancer clinical trials

Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation. Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation.

16 June 2015

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Discovery could improve radiotherapy for wide range of cancers

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how giving a class of drugs called AKT inhibitors in combination with radiotherapy might boost its effectiveness Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how giving a class of drugs called AKT inhibitors in combination with radiotherapy might boost its effectiveness

1 June 2015

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'Johns Hopkins' cancer update emails are a hoax

Hoax emails about cancer risks and treatments are misleading and confusing, so don't pass them on. Here are the facts behind the claims. Hoax emails about cancer risks and treatments are misleading and confusing, so don't pass them on. Here are the facts behind the claims.

8 May 2015

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Raising awareness of cancer clinical trials

We feature three personal stories about cancer clinical trials, showing the vital role they play in developing news ways to treat cancer. We feature three personal stories about cancer clinical trials, showing the vital role they play in developing news ways to treat cancer.

11 February 2015

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• Health & Medicine

My role as independent chair of the Cancer Strategy Taskforce

Our chief executive, Harpal Kumar, has been invited to be the independent chair of a new Cancer Strategy Taskforce - here he explains what that will involve. Our chief executive, Harpal Kumar, has been invited to be the independent chair of a new Cancer Strategy Taskforce - here he explains what that will involve.

11 January 2015

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The HOPON clinical trial: a patient’s view

In the final post in our series about the HOPON clinical trial, we hear from a patient who recently took part in the research, Gerard Dean. In the final post in our series about the HOPON clinical trial, we hear from a patient who recently took part in the research, Gerard Dean.

9 January 2015

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The HOPON clinical trial: the research nurses’ role

In the second installment of our series on the HOPON clinical trial we hear from the research nurses who help to run the trial in Liverpool. In the second installment of our series on the HOPON clinical trial we hear from the research nurses who help to run the trial in Liverpool.

8 January 2015

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The HOPON clinical trial: the doctor’s perspective

In the first of a three-part series we hear from a doctor whose clinical trial was funded by Stand Up To Cancer in 2012. In the first of a three-part series we hear from a doctor whose clinical trial was funded by Stand Up To Cancer in 2012.

7 January 2015

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• Science & Technology

The Enemy Within – 50 years of fighting cancer

We look back on the last 50 years of cancer research, where we were, what we've achieved and what's still left to do. We look back on the last 50 years of cancer research, where we were, what we've achieved and what's still left to do.

25 December 2014