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News digest – NHS announcements, the Budget, experimental treatments and… alcoholic jelly?

Anne Li This week, Cancer Research UK’s News Digest gives us updates on NHS announcements, the Budget, boosts to research development, experimental immunotherapy, head and neck cancers, PTSD, link between obesity and cancer, connections between obesity and breast cancer, connections between smoking and breast cancer, receiving standard cancer care, effective…...

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News digest – breast cancer drugs, alcohol pricing, ‘indulgent grandparents’, and… coffee (again)?

Anne Li This week, Cancer Research UK’s News Digest gives us updates on new breast cancer drugs, minimum price for alcohol, grandparents’ influence, helping smokers quit, obesity rates, organoids, gene editing, pancreatic cancer, and finally…. coffee? This week’s number is 8,000, which is the number of women who could be…...

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Big data analysis predicts risk of radiotherapy side effects

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   Analysing big data…...

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Test could diagnose oesophageal cancer 8 years earlier

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   A new genetic…...

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Scientists exploit leaks in blood brain barrier to treat glioblastoma

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   An ovarian cancer…...

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News digest – gut bacteria, aspirin, bowel cancer in women and… ‘wonky willy’ cancer risk?

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   This week, Cancer…...

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Low testosterone levels linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   Men with unusually…...

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Government plan could see faster approvals for some promising new treatments

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   Some promising medical…...

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Regular smoking in young people at record low

Anne Li                                                                                     November 10th, 2017   The proportion of…...

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More women than men are diagnosed with bowel cancer as an emergency despite extra GP visits

Anne Li                                                                                     November 18th, 2017   More than a…...

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