The public don’t fully understand the purpose of all the national cancer screening programmes, with few people aware that some…
Naturally high oestrogen levels may reduce women’s bowel cancer risk after menopause
Women with naturally higher levels of the sex hormone oestrogen are more than 50 per cent less likely to develop…
Scotland’s youth missing out on trials of cancer treatment
Children and Young Adults with cancer in Scotland have fewer clinical trials available to them compared with the UK as…
Scientists discover how to better map brain tumours
SCIENTISTS have discovered a protein that helps map the edge of brain tumours more clearly so they show up on…
Different types of ovarian cancer have different causes
The more children a women has or whether a women has had her fallopian tubes cut lowers the risk of…
British cancer scientist wins lifetime achievement award
Cancer biologist Professor Mel Greaves has been awarded the Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Award* for his work investigating the…
Around a fifth of unvaccinated ethnic school girls think they don’t need hpv jab
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,…
Now live: NCRI interactive portfolio maps
The NCRI Clinical Studies Groups (CSG) portfolio maps are a visual representation of the clinical cancer research landscape, highlighting areas…