• Health & Medicine

600,000 preventable cancers - the size of the healthy living prize

Lifestyle factors have caused nearly 600,000 extra cases of cancer in the UK in the past five years - so what can we do about it? Lifestyle factors have caused nearly 600,000 extra cases of cancer in the UK in the past five years - so what can we do about it?

26 December 2014

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Struggling with numbers can affect people’s attitudes to screening

We look at recent research about how understanding numbers can help have an impact on people's views on cancer screening. We look at recent research about how understanding numbers can help have an impact on people's views on cancer screening.

22 December 2014

• Health & Medicine

Wising up on older people and cancer

A new report has launched looking at what we know, and what we still need to understand, about cancer and older people in the UK - we look at the findings. A new report has launched looking at what we know, and what we still need to understand, about cancer and older people in the UK - we look at the findings.

9 December 2014

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Cancer patients failed by latest breach of ‘62 day wait’ target

Experts say that cancer patients are being failed as new figures show waiting time targets for treatment have been missed. Experts say that cancer patients are being failed as new figures show waiting time targets for treatment have been missed.

19 November 2014

• Health & Medicine

It’s lung cancer awareness month

November is lung cancer awareness month, so we've pulled together key information about the disease and what we’re doing to improve survival. November is lung cancer awareness month, so we've pulled together key information about the disease and what we’re doing to improve survival.

9 November 2014

• Health & Medicine

The Mail and Telegraph’s coverage of new cancer survival figures was misleading

We clarify some misleading reporting of new cancer survival statistics. We clarify some misleading reporting of new cancer survival statistics.

4 November 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

NCRI 2014 conference summary - day 1

Here's our round up from day one of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool Here's our round up from day one of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool

3 November 2014

• Health & Medicine

Children’s cancer death rates drop by more than 20 per cent in 10 years

The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 22 per cent in the last decade. The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 22 per cent in the last decade.

1 September 2014

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Death rates in top four cancer killers fall by a third over 20 years

Death rates for breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer combined have fallen by almost a third in the last 20 years according to the latest figures. Death rates for breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer combined have fallen by almost a third in the last 20 years according to the latest figures.

18 August 2014

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Pancreatic cancer survival rates at standstill for four decades

Long-term survival from pancreatic cancer has failed to improve in 40 years – with the outlook remaining the lowest of the 21 most common cancers. Long-term survival from pancreatic cancer has failed to improve in 40 years – with the outlook remaining the lowest of the 21 most common cancers.

7 August 2014

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Parents don't protect themselves from skin cancer because they're prioritising their children's skin

UK parents with under 18s could be increasing their risk of skin cancer by protecting their children’s skin and forgetting their own. UK parents with under 18s could be increasing their risk of skin cancer by protecting their children’s skin and forgetting their own.

30 July 2014

• Health & Medicine

European blood cancer survival improving

Survival rates for people with blood cancer have improved across Europe, but variations still exist from country to country. Survival rates for people with blood cancer have improved across Europe, but variations still exist from country to country.

15 July 2014