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It’s too soon to say browned toast and crispy roast potatoes cause cancer

Anne Li                                  2/3/17   You may have been buttering a warm slice of it this morning when headlines appeared saying overly browned toast is ‘a potential cancer risk’. Add to this a similar warning in…...

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News Digest – live from inside the human body, a DNA-analysing smartphone attachment, a ‘huge leap’ in prostate cancer testing and… ‘Know your Lemons’?

Anne Li                               2/3/17   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on live from inside the human body, a DNA-analysing smartphone attachment, a ‘huge leap’ in prostate cancer testing and… ‘Know your…...

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MRI scans for suspected prostate cancer could improve diagnosis

Anne Li                         2/3/17   Using an MRI scan to help diagnose prostate cancer could spare some men from unnecessary invasive biopsies, according to a new study. The technique could also help spot the difference between aggressive prostate cancers…...

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Scrambled DNA inside tumours might hinder cancer immunotherapy

Anne Li                                2/3/17   Cancer treatments that harness the power of the immune system might be less effective in patients whose tumours carry incorrectly packaged DNA, according to US scientists. The finding, published in the journal Science,…...

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Sun exposure at work could lead to one skin cancer death a week

Anne Li                                  1/29/17   Working in the sun could lead to one death and around five new cases of melanoma skin cancer a week. Construction workers had the highest number of deaths (44% of…...

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Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to broadcast world’s first TV advert live from inside the human body

Anne Li                                 1/29/17   In a global broadcasting first, Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 will air a live colonoscopy during an ad break on 18 January 2017. The 90 second advert, titled ‘Live…...

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Ximbio opens North America office in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Anne Li                              1/29/17   Ximbio, a non-profit online one-stop-shop for the global life science community to share research resources, has opened its first North American headquarters in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. This marks an expansion for…...

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Prostate cancer laser treatment: what you need to know

Anne LI                             1/29/17   When a ‘space-age cure’ for cancer that’s ‘truly transformative’ and a ‘huge leap forward’ hits the headlines, it’s going to catch people’s eyes. And that was the case for one study –…...

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7 tweets that defined cancer policy in 2016

Anne LI                        1/29/17   It’s been a year of big announcements and surprises in the world of politics and policy. Here are just 7 of the key moments that have defined cancer policy this year: Brexit, More money for…...

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News digest – predicted drop in cancer death rates, lasers, blood tests and… a cancer-detecting ‘breathalyser’?

Anne Li                               1/29/17   Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on cancer deaths, Nick Grimshaw, prognosis for pancreatic cancer, lasers, a blood test that could help monitor ovarian cancer, and finally….. a cancer-detecting…...

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