Signs and symptoms

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What about my type of cancer?

7 February 2013

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Is the healthcare system failing elderly people with cancer symptoms?

21 September 2012

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Middle-aged hit by surge of potentially fatal skin cancer

BRITISH men and women in their 50s have seen cases of malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer - soar from fewer than 500 each year to almost 2,000* since the end of the 1970s, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. BRITISH men and women in their 50s have seen cases of malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer - soar from fewer than 500 each year to almost 2,000* since the end of the 1970s, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today.

24 July 2012

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Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease

A calculator which predicts a patient’s risk of having bowel cancer could help doctors decide when to refer patients make better referral decisions rather than relying on individual symptoms, a new study shows today. A calculator which predicts a patient’s risk of having bowel cancer could help doctors decide when to refer patients make better referral decisions rather than relying on individual symptoms, a new study shows today.

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

2 April 2012

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Podcast: cancer genes, kids smoking, shunning sunbeds, and spotting the signs

22 March 2012

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Spotting cancer early - our partnership with Tesco

6 March 2012

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Public ignorance and fear add thousands to annual cancer death toll

More than three quarters of people asked to list possible warning signs and symptoms of cancer failed to mention pain, coughing or problems with bowels or bladder according to a Cancer Research UK report, Delay Kills, funded by Tesco and published today (Tuesday March 6th). More than three quarters of people asked to list possible warning signs and symptoms of cancer failed to mention pain, coughing or problems with bowels or bladder according to a Cancer Research UK report, Delay Kills, funded by Tesco and published today (Tuesday March 6th).

6 March 2012

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A Christmas tale – early diagnosis saved my life

10 January 2012

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Bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers show biggest improvement in diagnosis time

Research shows that patients are, on average, being diagnosed more quickly for some cancers, offering a better chance of successful outcome. Research shows that patients are, on average, being diagnosed more quickly for some cancers, offering a better chance of successful outcome.

8 November 2011

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Podcast: Bacteria, bowel cancer, sunscreen and smoking

20 September 2011