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Alcohol and breast cancer – how big is the risk?

Anne LI                                     6/4/17   ‘Half a glass of wine a day increases breast cancer‘ was just one of the headlines this week, which discussed a report that reinforced the evidence that alcohol…...

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Majority of time-pressed Brits walk less than a mile a day

Anne Li                            6/4/17   Stagnant Brits struggle to walk more than a mile a day according to new research from Cancer Research UK’s Walk All Over Cancer campaign published today. On an average weekday more than half…...

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Possible link between platelets and cancer risk, though further work needed

Anne Li                                         6/4/17   A possible link between cancer and the levels of a component of blood, called platelets, should be investigated further, according to a new study. The study…...

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Preventing unnecessary breast cancer treatment

Anne Li                                  6/4/17   Every year, around 6,300 women in the UK are told they have a condition called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In the US this figure sits at over 50,000 women,…...

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Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk

Anne LI                                      6/4/17   Scientists have found that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British…...

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Behind the scenes with the unsung heroes of cancer clinical trials – Part 4

Anne Li                               6/4/17   To celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2017 we’re speaking to the ‘unsung heroes’ of clinical trials who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make them happen. In this post, Jane Hair, a biobanker…...

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Behind the scenes with the unsung heroes of cancer clinical trials – Part 3

Anne Li                                   6/4/17   To celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2017 we’re speaking to the ‘unsung heroes’ of clinical trials who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make them happen. In this post, Amanda Watson,…...

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Behind the scenes with the unsung heroes of cancer clinical trials – Part 2

Anne Li                                      6/4/17   To celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2017 we’re speaking to the unsung heroes of clinical trials who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make them happen. In this post, Susie…...

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Behind the scenes with the unsung heroes of cancer clinical trials – Part 1

Anne Li                                  5/20/17   Clinical trials are a way for doctors and scientists to work out if new tests and treatments are safe, and if they’re better than what’s already available. Trials couldn’t happen…...

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Chance of colon cancer recurrence nearly cut in half in people who eat nuts

Anne Li                                       5/20/17   An observational study of 826 patients with stage III colon cancer showed that those who consumed two ounces or more of nuts per week had a 42%…...

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