• Jun 30, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE

    Updated: 2012-06-30 15:54:44
    I was 44 and no blood just bloating. Did a stool sample - came out negative. Six months later stool narrow .Told family dr something wasnt right.Did another

  • People ignorant of cancers caused by smoking

    Updated: 2012-06-30 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK today reveals the shocking level of ignorance about smoking and cancer among the UK public in a comprehensive new survey of more than 4000 people.

  • Some children with Hodgkin's lymphoma 'could be spared radiotherapy'

    Updated: 2012-06-28 12:06:00
    Some children with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma who respond to initial chemotherapy may not need subsequent radiotherapy, according to US research.

  • Trial launched into testosterone replacement for male cancer survivors

    Updated: 2012-06-28 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK is today launching a trial to see if male cancer survivors could benefit from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with testosterone.

  • Cancer campaigners bring plain packaging protest to Westminster

    Updated: 2012-06-28 00:01:00
    A GROUP of cancer campaigners covered their faces in plain packaging outside the Houses of Parliament today in support of Cancer Research UK’s latest campaign, ‘The answer is plain’. The campaign is calling on the Government to pass legislation that will require all tobacco products to be sold in plain, standardised packaging - giving health warnings more impact and putting an end to the tobacco industry’s packet racket.

  • Toxic Mediterranean "death carrot" could help treat cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-27 18:07:00
    A toxic chemical found in a Mediterranean plant is being developed into a potential new drug by an international team of researchers.

  • Vitamin D plus calcium tied to longer life: Danish study

    Updated: 2012-06-27 14:37:58
    Older people who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, according to an international review of several studies covering more than 70,000 people.read more

  • Cancer threat fails to help overweight brits lose the flab

    Updated: 2012-06-25 00:01:00
    Nearly two-thirds of overweight Britons say they are struggling to find the drive to lose weight despite the vast majority knowing it increases their risk of cancer – according to a new Cancer Research UK report* published today.

  • Jun 20, 54 with adenoma

    Updated: 2012-06-20 01:08:53
    On a colonoscopy I was diagnosed with a flat tubular adenoma with mild dysplasia. I thought that tubular was one type of adenoma and flat described another

  • Asbestos and shift work boost work-related cancer deaths to over 8,000 a year

    Updated: 2012-06-20 00:01:00
    Around 8,000 cancer deaths in Britain each year are linked to occupations - especially those where asbestos, diesel engine fumes or shift work is involved - a new study shows today. This equates to around 5 per cent of all cancer deaths in Britain.

  • Jun 19, 33 and scared

    Updated: 2012-06-19 12:31:56
    I had a Cat Scan done and they found a 2.3 cm tumor in my colon with several lymph nodes. I don't have history of colon cancer and Im very scared.

  • Multidisciplinary teams improve survival rates

    Updated: 2012-06-18 15:55:00
    Survival rates for women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer are improved if decisions are made as part of a healthcare team rather an individual doctor, according to a new study.

  • Jun 18, 44 with IBS

    Updated: 2012-06-18 11:20:52
    I lost my father through sigmoid carcinoma - he was 55. I am worried as for the past 4 months have been experience IBS symptoms, sudden onset, loose stools

  • NICE recommends against skin cancer drug

    Updated: 2012-06-15 11:29:00
    NICE has issued draft guidance saying the NHS should not offer the drug vemurafenib as a treatment for melanoma due to its expense.

  • Jun 15, 51 and scarring

    Updated: 2012-06-15 11:26:41
    My husband had stage III colorectal cancer. He had chemo and radiation before surgery; a total abdominal perineal resection, followed by 4 months of chemo

  • Screening helps early diagnosis of bowel cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-15 08:54:00
    Patients who attend bowel screening are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage - when there is a better chance of survival - than those who wait until they have symptoms of the disease.

  • Cancer-fighting virus 'piggybacks' on blood cells

    Updated: 2012-06-13 19:00:00
    A promising type of cancer treatment called viral therapy avoids detection by the body's immune system and reaches tumours by 'piggybacking' on blood cells.

  • Studies unpick why bowel cancers become resistant to treatment

    Updated: 2012-06-13 17:53:00
    Bowel cancer cells develop resistance to new targeted cancer treatments by developing changes in a gene called KRAS, according to new research.

  • Cancer Research Technology and BioInvent enter oncology collaboration

    Updated: 2012-06-12 11:00:00
    Cancer Research Technology Ltd (CRT), the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, and BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) announced today that they have entered a collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London, to identify new therapeutic antibodies in oncology.

  • Jun 11, 52?

    Updated: 2012-06-11 19:17:32
    What is the meaning of Q- cancer

  • Researchers identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection

    Updated: 2012-06-11 19:00:00
    Only certain types of cells in a woman's cervix are vulnerable to infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) and lead to cancer, new research suggests.

  • Cancer Research UK launches trial of experimental drug combination for advanced stomach and oesophageal cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-08 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office (DDO) has joined forces with academia and industry to open a clinical trial that will test an experimental drug from AstraZeneca called AZD4547 in combination with standard chemotherapy to treat a group of patients with advanced stomach or oesophageal cancer.

  • Repeated childhood CT scans increase risk of cancer in adulthood

    Updated: 2012-06-07 01:42:00
    Repeated CT scans during childhood can increase the risk of developing brain tumours or leukaemia in later life, research from the UK, US and Canada suggests.

  • New drug is 'greatest advance' for basal cell skin cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-06 19:12:00
    A new drug is effective against advanced forms of the most common type of skin cancer, according to US research.

  • Jun 6, Treatment for colon cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-06 12:47:34
    Can you please tell me what is the prognosis of Large Intenstine Cancer? My boyfriend was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer 2 years ago and did radiation

  • Blood test provides 'snapshot' of tumour drug response

    Updated: 2012-06-04 00:00:00
    Counting the number of cancer cells in blood samples taken before and after treatment for advanced neuroendocrine tumours could provide a 'snapshot' of how well patients are responding within weeks of starting treatment, according to results from a study being presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology cancer conference today (Monday).

  • Jun 3, Anemic

    Updated: 2012-06-03 15:07:29
    I told the doctor that I am cold all the time. I am anemic. I also have lower abdominal pain. My dad had colon cancer. She scheduled me for a colonscopy.

  • Jun 3, The Battle Won, A Family Defeats Stage III Rectal Cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-03 15:06:03
    Patricia: Our family has survived cancer together. Randy and I had been married only short time and we had two young sons when our battle against cancer

  • Jun 3, When to get first colonoscopy with family history of colon cancer

    Updated: 2012-06-03 15:00:13
    I am a 28 year old female with a family history of colon cancer. When should I get my first colonoscopy (or when will insurance cover it and when will

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