The incidence of cervical cancer in women in their 20s has risen by over 40 per cent between 1992 and…
The Prostate Cancer Charity becomes the first men’s health charity to join the NCRI
The Prostate Cancer Charity has announced today (Monday 11 April) that it has successfully gained membership of the National Cancer…
Dame Janet Husband appointed Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute
Dame Janet Husband has today (Friday) been appointed the new chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). Dame Janet…
Yorkshire gets a voice on board of NCRI
Yorkshire Cancer Research’s chief executive has joined a board of the UK’s top cancer research organisations. Mark Stevens, who joined…
HRT link to reduced risk of gut cancers overshadowed by breast cancer risk
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could reduce a woman’s risk of food pipe, stomach and bowel cancers, although the breast cancer…
Activity for cancer survivors “improves fitness and weight”
Cancer survivors who are encouraged to be physically active are fitter and are less likely to be overweight, according to…
New guide can predict patients’ survival
A NEW way of predicting how long terminally ill cancer patients have to live, has been devised by Cancer Research…
Single gene target could boost bowel cancer survival by three months
Scientists have discovered a genetic region linked to survival in patients with advanced bowel cancer, according to a study being…
Test selects 60 per cent of women with inherited ovarian cancer who could benefit from ‘smart’ drug
Scientists have developed a new test to select which patients with ovarian cancer will benefit from new drugs called PARP…
Data suggests too few lung cancer patients getting surgery
Only half as many lung cancer patients in England are getting potentially lifesaving surgery compared to the best countries in…
Radiotherapy cuts deaths from high risk prostate cancer
MEN TREATED with radiotherapy as well as hormone therapy for advanced prostate cancer were 43 per cent less likely to…
Number of cancer patients taking part in clinical studies quadruples in a decade
The number of cancer patients in the UK participating in clinical studies has soared in the last decade from one…