• Health & Medicine

Deaths from cancer in children fall by almost 60 per cent since the '60s

THE RATE of children dying from cancer has fallen by almost 60 per cent over the last 40 years, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK. THE RATE of children dying from cancer has fallen by almost 60 per cent over the last 40 years, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.

12 November 2010

• Health & Medicine

Cancer survival rates improving across England

Cancer survival rates have improved across England, according to two new reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Cancer survival rates have improved across England, according to two new reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

9 September 2010

• Health & Medicine

Oesophageal cancer rates in men up 50 per cent in a generation

Oesophageal cancer rates in men have risen by 50 per cent over the last 25 years, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today. Oesophageal cancer rates in men have risen by 50 per cent over the last 25 years, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today.

28 August 2010

• Health & Medicine

Improving chemo for childhood cancer, and exploring the links between diet and cancer in this month’s podcast

6 August 2010

• Health & Medicine

Womb cancer cases are highest for over three decades

The number of women diagnosed with womb cancer is at its highest for over 30 years according to new figures published today by Cancer Research UK which show more than 7,530 people now* develop the disease each year in the UK. The number of women diagnosed with womb cancer is at its highest for over 30 years according to new figures published today by Cancer Research UK which show more than 7,530 people now* develop the disease each year in the UK.

22 July 2010

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Long-term survival from once-deadly cancers doubles

People diagnosed with breast, bowel and ovarian cancers and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are today twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years as those diagnosed in the early 1970s according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK. People diagnosed with breast, bowel and ovarian cancers and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are today twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years as those diagnosed in the early 1970s according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK.

12 July 2010

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

From tiny telomeres to revolutionising treatment in this month’s podcast

1 July 2010

• Health & Medicine

Late diagnosis linked to one thousand breast cancer deaths every year

Nearly a thousand deaths from breast cancer could be avoided each year if short term survival rates in England were among the best comparable countries in Europe, according to research presented at the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) conference today. Nearly a thousand deaths from breast cancer could be avoided each year if short term survival rates in England were among the best comparable countries in Europe, according to research presented at the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) conference today.

17 June 2010

• Health & Medicine

Deprivation underlies thousands of cancer cases every year

There could be as many as 14,000 fewer cases of cancer each year in England if everyone was as healthy as the richest 20 per cent in the country. There could be as many as 14,000 fewer cases of cancer each year in England if everyone was as healthy as the richest 20 per cent in the country.

14 June 2010

• Health & Medicine

Liver surgery leads to 'remarkable' boost for bowel cancer survival

Patients with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver and who are eligible for surgery, are around 40 per cent more likely to survive if they undergo an operation to remove the liver disease. Patients with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver and who are eligible for surgery, are around 40 per cent more likely to survive if they undergo an operation to remove the liver disease.

2 June 2010

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Men's skin cancer death rates double in last 30 years

The rates of men dying from malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - have doubled in the last 30 years, according to the latest Cancer Research UK figures published today. The rates of men dying from malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - have doubled in the last 30 years, according to the latest Cancer Research UK figures published today.

31 May 2010

• Health & Medicine

Can the UK achieve world class outcomes in cancer treatment?

27 January 2010