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Cancer trials continue thanks to huge financial boost

10:12am Saturday 13th April 2013

CLINICAL trials into ground-breaking cancer treatments will continue in Southampton thanks to a funding boost worth millions.

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Teenage cancer deaths halved

4:22pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Almost half as many teenagers and young adults are dying from cancer today as did in the 1970s, according to a report from Cancer Research UK.

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Concern over rise in child smokers

4:20pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Around 207,000 children aged 11 to 15 took up smoking in 2011, a rise of 50,000 on the previous year, Cancer Research UK figures released on Friday showed.

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Cancer risk higher among people who eat more processed meat, study finds

4:18pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

A study of half a million people across Europe suggests daily diet including equivalent to two sausages and a slice of bacon is linked to increased risk of dying young.

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Blood test reveals women's response to breast cancer treatment

4:19pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new Cancer Research UK study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Survival for UK women with late-stage breast cancer lower than in other developed countries

4:14pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Breast cancer survival is lower in the UK and Denmark than in Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

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Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment

4:12pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic ‘pack of cards’ – the chromosomes that hold the cell’s genetic information.

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Oestrogen patches could offer a new treatment option for prostate cancer patients

4:15pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Patches giving oestrogen through the skin could be an easy and safe alternative to the hormone therapies used to treat prostate cancer, according to new research published in the Lancet Oncology, today.

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