Fear, anxiety and embarrassment are some of the main barriers preventing women from going for breast screening, but this alone…
Scientists discover nucleoli damage could kill cancer cells
'DAMAGING a cell’s nucleolus could destroy cancer cells by increasing levels of the most important tumour prevention protein, p53, reveals…
Medics miss key opportunities to prevent cancers linked to obesity
'People who work in health care are failing to give patients crucial information about the link between obesity and cancer…
First evidence of new ‘druggable’ DNA repair target to destroy cancer cells
'BLOCKING a key DNA damage repair enzyme, called APE1, could provide a new way to kill cancer cells containing faulty…
Breast cancer patients lack adequate fertility preservation advice
'WOMEN MAY NOT receive adequate information on fertility preservation before breast cancer treatment, according to research presented at the National…
Poor lifestyle habits linked to more side-effects of prostate cancer treatment
'Men with poor lifestyle habits experience more debilitating and often permanent side-effects of prostate cancer treatment than those with healthier…
Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer
'DEPRIVED men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new…
Cervical cancers rise in young women
'The incidence of cervical cancer in women in their 20s has risen by over 40 per cent between 1992 and…
Research spend on cancer doubles within a decade and the most fatal cancers see investment
'Partners of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) spent more than £500m on cancer research last year, nearly double the…
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…