Bowel Cancer

Wide variation in number of patients GPs refer with suspected cancer

Updated: 2012-07-31 00:01:00

Information published today by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) reveals wide variation across England in the numbers of patients with suspected cancer that GP practices refer to secondary care.

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Get more vitamin D and live longer: study

Updated: 2012-07-30 10:37:20

People who are out in the sun getting more vitamin D tend to live longer, a new study has found.read more

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Jul 27, I'm 28

Updated: 2012-07-27 17:46:26

Hi, I have been feeling irregular pain in my left abdomen. not too severe. i also have diarreah with loose and very little stool. Its been 4 days now.

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Gene 'fusion' linked to aggressive brain cancer

Updated: 2012-07-26 18:17:00

A small number of cases of glioblastoma - an aggressive brain tumour - are caused by DNA damage that joins two particular genes together, according to a US study published in the journal Science.

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Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive

Updated: 2012-07-25 00:01:00

BOWEL cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of beating their disease than those diagnosed after developing symptoms, new research shows today.

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'Tougher actions' needed to reduce deadly toll of sunbeds

Updated: 2012-07-24 18:17:00

Every year, sunbeds cause more than one in twenty cases of the most deadly type of skin cancer in Europe, French and Italian research has revealed.

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Middle-aged hit by surge of potentially fatal skin cancer

Updated: 2012-07-24 00:01:00

BRITISH men and women in their 50s have seen cases of malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer - soar from fewer than 500 each year to almost 2,000* since the end of the 1970s, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today.

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Cholesterol-regulating molecule linked to liver cancer

Updated: 2012-07-23 18:03:00

A molecule which regulates cholesterol metabolism in the liver could also have a role in the development of the most common type of liver cancer, according to US research.

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Frail, Older Adults With High Blood Pressure May Have Lower Risk of Mortality

Updated: 2012-07-19 09:18:38

A new study suggests that higher blood pressure is associated with lower mortality in extremely frail, elderly adults.read more

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Boost in childhood cancer survival rates 'due to clinical trials'

Updated: 2012-07-18 14:15:00

The recent increase in survival for children with cancer is due to more patients taking part in clinical trials, according a British study.

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Cancer Research UK receives largest ever donation

Updated: 2012-07-18 10:19:00

Cancer Research UK has been given a gift of £10 million from one of its supporters. This is the largest one-off donation the charity has ever received, and comes alongside an additional gift of £10 million from the same donor for the University of Southampton.

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Jul 17, Easy, Easy, Easy!!

Updated: 2012-07-17 01:24:34

I am the biggest baby there is when it comes to doctors and hospitals. It all just scares me! But last year my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 colon

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Jul 17, Wife Age 46 Stage IV Colon Cancer

Updated: 2012-07-17 01:22:19

What is the approx time period for colon cancer to develop from nothing to Stage IV? metastasized to other organs. My wife's specific cancer was mucinous

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Jul 17, After colon surgery 12 years ago

Updated: 2012-07-17 01:19:51

My mom had the surgery about 12 years ago and she has to wear a bar for the rest of her life. She takes a laxative to have a bm , but it is getting to

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Guardian of the genome discoverer wins Cancer Research UK lifetime achievement prize

Updated: 2012-07-17 00:01:00

Professor Sir David Lane is the recipient of this year’s Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Prize.

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One in five women who opt for breast-conserving surgery 'need second operation'

Updated: 2012-07-13 12:49:00

One in five women with breast cancer who undergo breast conserving surgery rather than a mastectomy will need a second operation, according to a major UK study.

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Lung cancer discovery confirms drug target's potential

Updated: 2012-07-12 12:17:00

A protein called Rac1 plays a key role in the development and spread of lung cancer, according to a research group in the US.

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Drug's 'double hit' overcomes leukaemia resistance

Updated: 2012-07-12 09:58:00

A drug that uses a unique ‘double hit’ to kill leukaemia cells could be a potential new treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. The research, majority funded by Cancer Research UK, is published this week in Leukaemia.

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‘Post-it note’ on breast cancer gene signals risk of disease spreading

Updated: 2012-07-11 11:06:00

A molecular post-it note added to a breast cancer gene could flag up the risk that the disease will spread in patients, according to research published in the BJC today.

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Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease

Updated: 2012-07-11 00:01:00

A calculator which predicts a patient’s risk of having bowel cancer could help doctors decide when to refer patients make better referral decisions rather than relying on individual symptoms, a new study shows today.

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Experimental drug activates key anti-cancer mechanism

Updated: 2012-07-10 18:17:00

An experimental drug can reactivate a key cancer-fighting mechanism inside cancer cells, according to researchers in Australia.

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‘Master switch’ experimental drug could treat different cancers

Updated: 2012-07-10 18:00:00

A unique multi-target experimental drug could treat a range of cancer types, according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research today.

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Government extends consultation on standardising tobacco packaging

Updated: 2012-07-06 16:53:00

A Government consultation on whether tobacco products should be sold in standardised packaging has been extended for another month, until Friday, 10 August 2012.

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Cancer Research UK calls on young Britons to stay cool and step into the shade this summer

Updated: 2012-07-06 10:00:00

While the summer may have been a washout so far, in between the showers there are some spells of sunshine, so Cancer Research UK has launched its latest youth campaign, ‘Made in the Shade’, encouraging young Britons to make sure they protect their skin from too much UV, and get creative in the shade.

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Cancer Research Technology and ADC Therapeutics join forces on drug conjugates

Updated: 2012-07-06 00:01:00

Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, and Switzerland-based ADC Therapeutics Sarl (ADCT) announce today that they have signed agreements to develop cancer treatments called Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) using CRT antibodies and peptides, and ADCT’s ‘warhead’ and linker chemistries.

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Healthy cells around tumours 'may fuel resistance to cancer drugs'

Updated: 2012-07-04 18:00:00

Tumour cells could be being helped by healthy cells to escape cancer drugs killing them, according to US research.

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