Latest updates from Cancer Research UK
Updated: 1 hour 17 min ago
Thu, 09/09/2010 - 14:06
Cancer survival rates have improved across England, according to two new reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:19
Cancer Research UK scientists have uncovered a new strategy that could be used by cancer cells to side step the body¿s normal safety checks and become immortal ¿ a key step for a cancer cell ¿ according to a study published in Nature today (Thursday).
Wed, 08/09/2010 - 09:45
Singer songwriters Newton Faulkner and Chris Difford are the latest stars to join Rod Stewart and Suggs in backing a busking campaign for Cancer Research UK.
Wed, 08/09/2010 - 08:45
Singer songwriters Newton Faulkner and Chris Difford are the latest stars to join Rod Stewart and Suggs in backing a busking campaign for Cancer Research UK.
Tue, 07/09/2010 - 23:00
A major international trial has shown a commonly used chemotherapy drug is as effective at helping prevent pancreatic cancer returning after surgery as the more expensive standard chemotherapy treatment, reveals a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association today (Wednesday).
Tue, 07/09/2010 - 22:00
A major international trial has shown a commonly used chemotherapy drug is as effective at helping prevent pancreatic cancer returning after surgery as the more expensive standard chemotherapy treatment, reveals a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association today (Wednesday).
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 23:01
Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today (Tuesday).
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 23:00
Scientists at Keele University have identified eight symptoms that, when they are presented to a GP, have a more than five per cent chance of turning out to be cancer.
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 22:01
Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today (Tuesday).
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 22:00
Scientists at Keele University have identified eight symptoms that, when they are presented to a GP, have a more than five per cent chance of turning out to be cancer.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 17:59
A UK research team has taken an important step forward in improving our understanding of the origins of breast cancer.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 17:39
The Scottish government has confirmed that it proposes to introduce a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol, in order to tackle alcohol misuse and prevent related illnesses.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 16:59
A UK research team has taken an important step forward in improving our understanding of the origins of breast cancer.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 16:39
The Scottish government has confirmed that it proposes to introduce a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol, in order to tackle alcohol misuse and prevent related illnesses.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 16:34
People who take bone-strengthening pills called bisphosphonates over a long period of time could be more likely to develop cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), new research suggests.
Fri, 03/09/2010 - 15:34
People who take bone-strengthening pills called bisphosphonates over a long period of time could be more likely to develop cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), new research suggests.
Wed, 01/09/2010 - 23:01
Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office has launched a clinical trial to test an experimental drug in patients with advanced (Stage IV) pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult cancers to treat.
Wed, 01/09/2010 - 22:01
Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office has launched a clinical trial to test an experimental drug in patients with advanced (Stage IV) pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult cancers to treat.
Tue, 31/08/2010 - 23:00
A NEW survey released today (Wednesday 1 September) reveals almost half of Brits (46 per cent) got sunburnt this year. Of those who got burnt, a third (32 per cent) admitted their motivation was to get a tan. And half of those who burnt whilst trying to get a tan would risk burning again next year.
Tue, 31/08/2010 - 22:00
A NEW survey released today (Wednesday 1 September) reveals almost half of Brits (46 per cent) got sunburnt this year. Of those who got burnt, a third (32 per cent) admitted their motivation was to get a tan. And half of those who burnt whilst trying to get a tan would risk burning again next year.