Giving prostate cancer drug earlier extends lives of men whose disease has spread

Anne Li                                        6/9/17   Offering a drug up-front with standard hormone treatment extends survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread, according to results from a late stage clinical trial. The…...

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Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 per cent

Anne Li                              6/4/17   Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent, according to the results of one of the largest ever clinical trials for…...

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News digest – new drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo?

Anne Li                                6/4/17   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us reports on new drugs approved for lung cancer, wine glasses getting bigger, World No Tobacco Day and… cancer-causing shampoo? This week's number…...

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One dose of radiotherapy relieves spinal cord compression in advanced cancer patients

Anne li                                        6/4/17   Giving a single dose of radiotherapy to patients with cancer that has spread relieves spinal cord compression, a debilitating complication of advanced cancer. The unpublished results of…...

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General Election 2017: What are the political parties promising for cancer and research?

Anne Li                                        6/4/17   A week away from the general election, all the main political parties have now published their manifestos, which act as the blueprint for what they will do…...

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Science Snaps: a fly on the wall of cancer research

Anne Li                                  6/4/17   Tiny fruit flies – officially called Drosophila melanogaster – have helped scientists uncover a huge amount about cancer in the lab. And they’re helping Dr Jean-Philippe Parvy, at our Beatson Institute in Glasgow,…...

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World No Tobacco Day: Why tobacco remains a global threat

Anne Li                                      6/4/17   Smoking is still the biggest preventable cause of cancer worldwide. Unlike any other product, tobacco kills up to two thirds of long-term users and harms many others. The…...

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Possible target for treating breast cancer that’s spread to brain found in mice

Anne Li                                      6/4/17   A molecule that could help tackle a certain type of breast cancer after it has spread to the brain has been identified in mice, according to a new…...

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Report reveals benefits of EU-UK medical research partnerships

Anne Li                                           6/4/17   Partnerships between UK and EU medical researchers have increased the value of research, benefiting patients across Europe, according to a report published on Tuesday. The…...

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News digest – new smoking regulations, booze warnings, belly fat and… chug some coffee?

Anne Li                                      6/4/17   This week, Cancer Research's News Digest gives us reports on new smoking regulations, booze warnings, belly fat and… chug some coffee? The number of the week is 2000,…...

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