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Anne Li                    7/22/2017                      anne2001.li@gmail.com   This week Cancer Research UK's News Digest brings us updates on radiotherapy and Brexit, public health services under strain, bacteria behaving badly and… coffee extends life?…...

Anne LI                        7/22/2017                            anne2001.li@gmail.com   Part two of Cancer Research UK's new blog series on radiotherapy delves into the subject of proton beam therapy. We cover…...

Anne Li                  7/22/2017                    anne2001.li@gmail.com   Survival for UK cancer patients is lower than in much of Europe, according to a new report. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) reports that on…...

Anne Li                   7/22/2017                         anne2001.li@gmail.com   Cancer Research UK's 2016/17 Annual Report and Accounts and Annual Review have just published and we’ve been reflecting on our progress over the last…...

Anne Li                     7/22/2017                       anne2001.li@gmail.com   The Department of Health has published its long-awaited Tobacco Control Plan for England. The plan aims to create a “smokefree generation” by reducing smoking…...

Anne Li                7/22/2017                         anne2001.li@gmail.com   One reason cancer is so difficult to treat is that it avoids detection by the body. Agents of the immune system are constantly checking the surfaces…...

Anne Li                     7/22/2017                    anne2001.li@gmail.com   Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, if…...

Anne Li                 7/22/2017                 anne2001.li@gmail.com   An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell therapy at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, has identified a…...

Anne Li                   7/22/2017                     anne2001.li@gmail.com   Several known factors are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer including increasing age, being overweight after menopause, alcohol intake, and family history. However, the…...