Around 20 per cent of girls from ethnic minority backgrounds are not being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)…
Quarter of londoners diagnosed with cancer at A&E are dead within two months
'A quater of patients diagnosed with cancer after going to London A&E departments will have died within two months, according…
New funding for pathology is keeping cancer research at the cutting edge
'MORE THAN half a million pounds has been committed to a new initiative called Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) which aims…
Women are unaware of alcohol and obesity breast cancer risks
'Most women questioned in a survey were unaware that drinking alcohol or being obese could increase their risk of developing…
Heat-activated ‘grenade’ to target cancer
'Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed ‘grenades’ armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours,…
Baroness Delyth Morgan appointed as Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute
'Baroness Delyth Morgan has been appointed as Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). She will take up the…
Gene switches could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
'Scientists have found a pattern of genetic ‘switches’ – chemical marks that turn genes on or off – that is…
Scientists uncover potential drug to tackle ‘undruggable’ fault in third of cancers
'Scientists have found a possible way to halt one of the most common faults in many types of cancer, according…
Patients with emergency-diagnosed lung cancer report barriers to seeing GP
'Many patients whose lung cancer is diagnosed as an emergency in hospital reported difficulties in previously seeing their GP, according…
Half of smokers using Liverpool stop smoking services used electronic cigarettes
'Over half the smokers using the Liverpool Stop Smoking Service have tried electronic cigarettes (51.3 per cent). Of these, nearly…
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as pre-cancer test
'Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing…
Keeping active in middle age may help cut breast cancer risk, study shows
'POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN who do the highest amount of vigorous exercise could be around a fifth less likely to develop breast…