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Screening helps early diagnosis of bowel cancer

Patients who attend bowel screening are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage - when there is a better chance of survival - than those who wait until they have symptoms of the disease. Patients who attend bowel screening are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage - when there is a better chance of survival - than those who wait until they have symptoms of the disease.

15 June 2012

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'Jade effect' helps save lives as cervical cancer rates rise

THE rate of new cervical cancers diagnosed in the UK increased by 15 per cent in a year, according to figures from Cancer Research UK today. THE rate of new cervical cancers diagnosed in the UK increased by 15 per cent in a year, according to figures from Cancer Research UK today.

1 June 2012

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Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men

Scientists have shown for the first time that one of the sex chromosomes is involved in the development of a cancer that can afflict both genders, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study in Nature Genetics. Scientists have shown for the first time that one of the sex chromosomes is involved in the development of a cancer that can afflict both genders, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study in Nature Genetics.

27 May 2012

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New breast cancer ‘blood test’ is still work in progress

3 May 2012

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Bowel cancer - 40 years of progress but early detection is key

2 April 2012

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News digest - aspirin, tobacco profits, pancreatic cancer and more

24 March 2012

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Lung screening – still a need for caution, despite new blood test

23 March 2012

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News digest - abiraterone in Scotland, No Smoking Day, red meat, oral cancer, and more

16 March 2012

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Spotting cancer early - our partnership with Tesco

6 March 2012

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HPV testing followed by smear could improve cervical screening

Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) - a virus most women will encounter at some point in their lives - followed by a smear test if they are HPV positive, provides the most effective approach for cervical screening, new research shows today (Wednesday). Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) - a virus most women will encounter at some point in their lives - followed by a smear test if they are HPV positive, provides the most effective approach for cervical screening, new research shows today (Wednesday).

29 February 2012

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News digest: Tasmanian devils, smoking bans, internet health info, and more

18 February 2012

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Healthy Resolutions 2012 – what’s new?

23 January 2012