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Risk of developing certain cancer types is lower in light alcohol drinkers
Those who consume less than one drink per day are at the lowest risk of developing a number of cancer types, a risk which...
New drug halves hearing loss in children after cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate (STS) following chemotherapy can reduce hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, a new study reveals.
Results from the...
Cancer in elderly people is expected to increase 80% by 2035
Cancer in elderly people is expected to dramatically rise to 80% in less than 20 years, new figures from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) reveal.
Around...
HPV vaccination reduces cervical cancer-causing infections by 86%
The HPV vaccination has resulted in substantial reductions in the number of young women in England who have the infections which can cause cervical...
Pancreatic cancer signs could be spotted in Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Recent onset of Type 2 diabetes could give indication of pancreatic cancer signs, according to new research in the Journal of the National Cancer...
Further targeted use of immunotherapy has been discovered
Innovations in immunotherapy are continuing, as researchers have discovered a new method for predicting the likelihood of the treatment’s success.
Immunotherapy, the method in which...
First of its kind AST-VAC2 vaccine gets tested to treat lung cancer
In a collaboration agreement between Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Asterias, a first of its kind vaccine, AST-VAC2, has entered into a phase I...
England one of worst countries for survival rates for breast cancer
Older women with breast cancer in England are less likely to survive the disease than four other European countries (Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the...
Kidney cancers found stealing other cells to spread around the body
A new study has identified how kidney cancers develop the ability to spread around the body by stealing genes from other cell types, therefore...
How colon cancer mutates to avoid the immune system
Colon cancer genes have been found to alter during development of the disease in order to remain undetected by the immune system, according to...
New approach to immunotherapy treats unresponsive breast cancer
A new approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has resulted in a positive response in a once unresponsive...
Oesophageal cancer can be prevented by taking two medications
Taking a combination of an anti-reflux medication and a low dose of aspirin can prevent oesophageal cancer in people at higher risk, according to...
Antifungal drug shows promise in the treatment of bowel cancer
An antifungal medication that’s commonly used for toenail infections could help eliminate dormant bowel cancer cells, new research suggests.
Research from the Cancer Research UK...
Daily lifestyle changes could avoid 26,000 cancer cases in women annually
Making everyday changes to diet and exercise could cut the number of cancer cases in women by around 500 every week in the UK,...
Trial launches to test new treatment combination for leukaemia patients
A clinical trial testing a new treatment combination for children and adults with leukaemia has been launched today through the Combinations Alliance.
The aim of...
Childhood cancer survivors at risk of deadly heart disease in pregnancy
Women who survive cancer at a young age are at higher risk of developing a deadly heart disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy, during pregnancy later in...
New research could improve current cancer treatments
Combining existing chemotherapy drugs with cancer treatments that cut off blood supply to a tumour could be more effective, new research from the University...
A new approach to the treatment of prostate cancer
By understanding the production of specific human sex hormones, it can help develop new treatments for prostate cancer and polycystic ovary syndrome, a new...
What is being done to support cancer survivors returning to work?
In light of the European Week Against Cancer, 25-31 May, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published recent findings...
Two new lung cancer risk factors have been discovered
Seven risk factors, including two new ones, can help predict susceptibility to developing lung cancer and they don’t just apply to heavy smokers.
A new...
