2018
- Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients despite public health guidelines
- Gut stem cells offer clues for preventing tumours in inherited bowel cancer
- Women who are ‘larks’ have a lower risk of developing breast cancer: analyses of genetic variants show the effect of sleep on breast cancer risk
- Gap in research means millions living with long-term consequences of cancer: work needed in ten key areas
- Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment: new results from the HiLo trial
- Men with prostate cancer are willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid incontinence, impotence and repeat treatments
- Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumour cells more accurately
- Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
2017
- Big data analysis predicts risk of radiotherapy side effects
- Scientists exploit leaks in blood brain barrier to treat glioblastoma
- Test could diagnose oesophageal cancer 8 years earlier
- Low testosterone levels linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer
- More women than men diagnosed with bowel cancer as an emergency despite extra gp visits
2016
- Researchers find key to drug resistant bowel cancer
- Marker for aggressive prostate cancer doubles-up as a drug target
- Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal one-two punch to cancer
- One in six women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
- Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
- Gut microbes linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients
- Brain tumour characteristics could help predict survival in people over 70
- Understanding cancer worries could break down barriers to seeking help
- Tumour cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread
2015
- Naturally high oestrogen levels may reduce women’s bowel cancer risk after menopause
- Public don’t realise screening can help prevent cancer
- Scotland’s youth missing out on trials of cancer treatment
- Different types of ovarian cancer have different causes
- Scientists discover how to better map brain tumours
- Quarter of Londoners diagnosed with cancer at A&E are dead within two months
- Around a fifth of unvaccinated ethnic school girls think they don’t need HPV jab
- British cancer scientist wins lifetime achievement award
- New funding for pathology is keeping cancer research at the cutting edge
- Women are unaware of alcohol and obesity breast cancer risks
- Heat-activated ‘grenade’ to target cancer
2014
- Scientists uncover potential drug to tackle ‘undruggable’ fault in third of cancers
- Trial results reveal first targeted treatment to boost survival for oesophageal cancer
- Gene switches could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
- Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as pre-cancer test
- Half of smokers using liverpool stop smoking services used e-cigs
- Patients with emergency-diagnosed lung cancer report barriers to seeing gp
- Sea sponge drug could boost advanced breast cancer survival by five extra months
- Keeping active in middle age may help cut breast cancer risk, study shows
- Invisible tattoos could improve body confidence after breast cancer radiotherapy
- Step towards blood test for many cancer types
- Ethnic minorities less aware of cancer symptoms
- Cancer cell fingerprints may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
- Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells
2013
- Deprivation Responsible For 450 Breasts Cancer Deaths Each Year
- Lower HPV Vaccination Rates Putting Girls From Ethnic Minorities At Risk Of Cancer
- Redirecting Our Immune Cells To Help Fight Children’s Cancer
- Blood Test Reveals Skin Cancer Spread
- New Computer Program To Help GPs Know When To Send Patients For Cancer Tests
- Funding For Cancer Research Increases By Over 60 Per Cent In 10 Years
- New Drug Extends Life In Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Test Can Spot The Difference Between Aggressive And Slow-growing Tumours
- Round The Clock A&E Cancer Doctors Revolutionise Treatment For Patients
- Routine Smear Tests In Women Under 25 Would Cause More Harm Than Good
2012
- Lung Cancer UK Price Tag Eclipses The Cost Of Any Other Cancer
- Smokers Leave A History Of Their Addiction In DNA
- Three-in-one Supermolecule Could Detect Cancer Early, Help Destroy Tumours And Monitor Treatment
- Personalised Prostate Cancer Screening May Save Thousands From Unnecessary Treatment
- First Figures Help Set The Standard For Gynaecological Cancer Surgery
- Bowel Screening Helps To Detect Early Cancers Before They Have The Power To Kill
- HPV Test For Oral Cancers May Improve Patient Outcomes And Treatments
2011
- Class Of Breast Cancer Drugs Could Treat Other Types Of Cancer
- New Magnetic Treatment To Target Prostate Cancer Revealed
- Bowel Screening Reduces Cancer Deaths By More Than 25 Per Cent
- Fear, Anxiety And Embarrassment Stop Women Going For Breast Screening
- Scientists Discover Nucleoli Damage Could Kill Cancer Cells
- Medics Miss Key Opportunities To Prevent Cancers Linked To Obesity
- Bowel, Oesophageal And Pancreatic Cancers Show Biggest Improvement In Diagnosis Time
- First Evidence Of New ‘Druggable’ DNA Repair Target To Destroy Cancer Cells
- Breast Cancer Patients Lack Adequate Fertility Preservation Advice
- Poor Lifestyle Habits Linked To More Side-effects Of Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Poor Men More Likely To Die From Bowel Cancer
- Cervical Cancers Rise In Young Women
2010
- HPV Testing And Vaccination Could Cut Cervical Screening To Twice In A Lifetime
- HRT Link To Reduced Risk Of Gut Cancers Overshadowed By Breast Cancer Risk
- New Kidney Cancer Surgery Technique Could Cut Organ Damage
- Single Gene Target Could Boost Bowel Cancer Survival By Three Months
- New Guide Can Predict Patients’ Survival
- Recession Saw Fewer Smokers Quitting
- Activity For Cancer Survivors “improves Fitness And Weight”
- Data Suggests Too Few Lung Cancer Patients Getting Surgery
- Test Selects The 60 Per Cent Of Women With Inherited Ovarian Cancer Who Could Benefit From ‘smart’ Drug
- Radiotherapy Cuts Deaths From High Risk Prostate Cancer
- Number Of Cancer Patients Taking Part In Clinical Studies Quadruples In A Decade
- UK’s First Dedicated Prostate Cancer Virtual Biobank Launched
- New Link Between Growth Factors And Early Prostate Cancer Found
- Welsh Cancer Charity Proves Singing Is Good For Cancer Patients
2009
- Ten Minute Talk Boosts Breast Cancer Awareness Six Fold
- Experimental Drug May Work In Many Cancers
- Polite Britons Risk Late Cancer Diagnosis
- Manchester Scientists Take On Cancer With Pioneering Radiotherapy Treatment
- Cardiff Scientists Take On Leukaemia With Drugs Personalised To Individual Patients
- Knowledge Boosts Pain Killing Drugs
- Landmark Breast Cancer Trial Investigates New Technique To Predict Effectiveness Of Treatment
- New Targeted Radiotherapy Treatment Offers Hope To Cancer Patients
- Discovery Offers Hope For New Cancer Treatments
- Therapy Combats Breast Cancer Patients’ Menopause Symptoms
- Drug Targets Cell ‘Velcro’ To Stop Spreading Of Cancer
- Keyhole Surgery For Bowel Cancer On The Up, But Not Yet Available To All
- A New Radiotherapy Technique Could Revolutionise Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Research UK And Astrazeneca To Accelerate Biomarker Research
- Wandering Breast Cancer Cells Can Stay Dormant For Decades
- DNA Test Could Be Key To Targetting Treatments For Head And Neck Cancer
- Marie Curie Cancer Care And Cancer Research UK Announce New Research Collaboration
- New Clinical Study Shows Nutrition After Cancer Surgery Improves Patient Recovery Time And Could Save The Nhs Millions
- Dying Alone – Is It All That Bad?
2008
- Therapy Reduces Death From Anal Cancer By A Third
- NHS Tobacco Bill Tops £2.7 Billion A Year
- Chance Of Surviving Gut Cancers Up 40 Per Cent In Two Decades
- Lung Cancer Rates 50 Per Cent Higher In The West Of Scotland
- New Chemotheraphy ’cures’ Early Testicular Cancer
- Cancer Can Have A Significant Financial Impact
- NCRI Sees Record Investment In Cancer Research
- £50 Million Boost For UK Cancer Imaging
2007
- Early Stage Drug Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells From Young Patients
- Second Hand Smoke Exposure Slashed After Three Months Of Smokefree England
- Lifestyle Changes Could Prevent One In Ten Cases Of Breast Cancer By 2024
- Improved Breast Cancer Awareness In Older Women Could Save Lives
- Patients From Birmingham Now Able To Donate Samples To National Cancer Tissue Bank