http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Cancer Research UK (Medical Xpress)—The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs, according to a study published in Nature today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-fine-tuners-body-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 06 May 2013 06:38:34 EST news287040986 The diabetes drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherapy, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes-drug-lung-cancer-vulnerable.html Cancer Wed, 01 May 2013 08:32:51 EST news286615964 Following some of the coldest and wettest weather on record, around 4.9 million people in the UK (10 per cent) are more likely to risk scorching themselves in strong sun in an attempt to get a tan this summer, a survey by Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN reveals today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-sun-starved-brits-health-summer.html Cancer Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:28:16 EST news286439290 Women say they get less satisfaction and less enjoyment from smoking cigarettes that come in plain, standardised packs - according to new research released today (Thursday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-branding-cigarette-packets-stubs-appeal.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:43:14 EST news286094583 Women are surprised and shocked that breast screening can lead to 'overdiagnosis' of cancer, but would rather go for screening than take the risk of missing a cancer that could be treated, according to new research published in BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-women-breast-screening-overdiagnosis-mammography.html Cancer Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:20:01 EST news286005780 (Medical Xpress)—Older bladder cancer patients are less likely than younger patients to receive treatments intended to cure their disease such as surgery to remove the bladder or radiotherapy. But this difference cannot be fully explained by age, according to new research by scientists published in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-bladder-cancer-patients-curative-treatment.html Cancer Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:19:17 EST news285405551 Almost two thirds (65 per cent) of the public distrust the tobacco industry to present believable and independent arguments about how to reduce smoking rates, according to new Cancer Research UK figures published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-slams-tobacco-industry-untrustworthy.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:11:38 EST news285228689 (Medical Xpress)—A unique sub-type of bowel cancer has been discovered which has a worse outcome than other types of colon cancer and is resistant to certain targeted treatments, according to research published today in Nature Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:39:15 EST news285226747 A protein – already known to be involved in a cell's response to stress – called Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5 (TTC5) is critical to the development of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), according to a new Cancer Research UK study published in Cell Death and Disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-protein-dna-critical-leukaemia-cell.html Cancer Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:23:42 EST news284361744 (Medical Xpress)—Bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent, according to a new report from Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-men-bowel-cancer-quarter-years.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:44:02 EST news284100189 The number of teenagers and young adults dying from cancer in Britain has fallen from around 580 per year in the mid-70s (1975-77) to around 300 today (2008-2010), according to a new Cancer Research UK report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-teenage-young-adult-cancer-deaths.html Cancer Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:41:45 EST news283423296 Around 207,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking in the UK every year according to new research published today (Friday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-uk-children-year-video.html Health Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:01 EST news283163493 Women with triple-negative breast cancer are more likely to have high levels of the MET biomarker in their tumours, making it a good new target for cancer drugs according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer, today (Wednesday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-aggressive-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:30:01 EST news282977651 A new study that combines genetic information on bowel cancer with NHS patient outcome data has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-family-history-bowel-cancer-odds.html Cancer Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:54:52 EST news282977685 Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a new report published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-tackling-tobacco-consumption-vaccination-access.html Cancer Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:03:26 EST news281862195