World

New cancer risk assessment method could be a game changer

How likely are you to develop breast cancer? It's a question scientists may now be able to answer much more accurately, thanks to a new method developed by Cancer Research UK.

15/01/2019

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European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks

In partnership with The European Commission

European researchers tackle cancer with Biobanks

14/01/2019

United Kingdom

Dogs to be trained to detect bowel cancer in UK medical trial

Dogs are to be trained to detect bowel cancer as part of a British medical trial, researchers have announced.

23/08/2018

Denmark

Scientists develop artificial ovary to help women conceive after cancer treatment

Danish scientists have taken early steps towards creating an artificial human ovary designed to help women conceive after cancer treatments that can damage fertility.

02/07/2018

USA

New blood diopsy test could herald new age in cancer treatment

Doctors are excited at early results of test that could mean widespread early screening, detection and treatment of 10 cancers, significantly impacting survival rates, and slashing health costs.

01/06/2018

United Kingdom

UK announces huge cancer research cash boost

It comes after the death of a much-admired politician from a brain tumour

14/05/2018

World News

Possible breakthrough on lung cancer

Researchers discover combination of treatments improves life expectancy.

17/04/2018

Belgium

Sugar feeds cancerous tumours and makes them more aggressive, finds new study

Glucose causes a 'vicious cycle' which stimulates the multiplication of cancer cells

19/10/2017

USA

A 'pen' that can diagnose cancer in 10 seconds

This device may help surgeons to operate more efficiently on cancer patients

10/09/2017

France

Using viruses to fight cancer

We find out about immuno-oncology, whereby the DNA of specific viruses is modified so they can track down the cancer cells. The viruses then either destroy the cells' structure by replicating themselv

08/09/2017

World News

Cancer: many suffering and dying prematurely due to slow diagnosis says WHO

The World Health Organisation has launched a report to coincide with World Cancer Day on February 4. It is calling for efforts to be stepped up worldwide to catch the disease earlier.

04/02/2017

Business Series

Pfizer to buy Medivation and boost cancer drug portfolio

Pfizer has outbid Sanofi to buy the US cancer drug company Medivation, thereby acquiring the prostate cancer treatment Xtandi.

22/08/2016

Sci-Tech

Can sea snails accelerate a cure for cancer?

From the ocean to the science lab, researchers are investigating whether a chemical found in sea snails may be used to tackle chemo-resistant cancers.

01/06/2016

World News

Potentially groundbreaking cancer therapy has 'extraordinary' results

Tests of a potentially groundbreaking new cancer therapy have had “extraordinary” results on Leukemia patients.

16/02/2016

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Marilyn(s) dive in to fight against cancer

Hundreds of Marilyn Monroe lookalikes jumped into the water for a good cause. At the initiative of an association for cancer research, they took part

11/02/2016

World

"We're not alarmist." WHO defends meat cancer report

A gust of panic over the food we eat blew across Europe with the release on Monday of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

27/10/2015

World News

Meat cancer report: fear and confusion

Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put

27/10/2015

World News

Little sign the public will heed the IARC's meat warning

Public reactions to the IARC’s report have been mostly dismissive, with people in general believing that as long as their diets stay balanced they

26/10/2015

France

IARC risks confusion with report on cancer-causing meats

The International Agency of Research into Cancer (IARC) has been accused of misleading the public and the media after classifying processed meat

26/10/2015

Sweden

Work on DNA repair wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The three scientists who have shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry were unveiled at a press conference in Sweden. Swede Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich

07/10/2015