Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new report funded by Cancer Research UK.
Feb 18, 2019
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UK scientists have designed a computer model that applies techniques used to analyse social networks to identify new ways of treating cancer, according to research published in PLOS Computational Biology today.
Dec 23, 2015
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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding how the genetic complexity of tumours can be recognised and exploited by the immune system, even when the disease is at its most advanced stages.
Mar 3, 2016
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More than 3 million people in Great Britain are now vaping, according to new survey data.
Sep 17, 2018
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Understanding what causes a type of cancer is vital to prevent more cases in the future. But it can feel like we're being told to avoid a new thing every day because it might cause cancer. A survey in the US found that agreement ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Vapers using low rather than high nicotine e-cigarettes may be using their devices more intensely, potentially increasing the risk of exposure to toxins in the vapour, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Men with the BRCA2 gene fault have an increased risk of prostate cancer and could benefit from PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing to help detect the disease earlier, according to researchers funded by Cancer Research ...
Sep 17, 2019
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A new study has shown that giving aromatase inhibitors instead of tamoxifen to premenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive (hormone-sensitive) breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence. ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Cancer Research UK scientists have for the first time identified that there are five distinct types of prostate cancer and found a way to distinguish between them, according to a landmark study published today in EBioMedicine.
Jul 29, 2015
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Surgery is a major part of ovarian cancer treatment, but it can be a blunt tool.
Aug 17, 2018
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