• Laparascopic liver resection for benign lesions.

    Updated: 2012-02-29 19:57:18

  • High-Impact Science: Tracking down the BRCA genes (Part 2)

    Updated: 2012-02-29 09:30:46
    In part one, we told the story of Cancer Research UK’s involvement in the race to identify BRCA1 – the first known breast cancer gene. Although this was a very important discovery, it wasn’t the end of the story. Along … Continue reading →

  • Treatment of sclerosing mesenteritis

    Updated: 2012-02-28 23:46:58

  • Treatment of Langherhan's Hystiocytosis

    Updated: 2012-02-28 23:27:08

  • Chemo Brain' May Linger 20 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment

    Updated: 2012-02-28 13:42:18
    Health News Chemo Brain' May Linger 20 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment Print E-mail MONDAY , Feb . 27 HealthDay News Chemo brain , the name given to the mental fog and related memory problems that can occur during and after chemotherapy , may last for two decades after breast cancer treatment , new research suggests . In the new study , 196 women with breast cancer who were treated with chemotherapy roughly 21 years earlier performed worse on tests of their memory , processing speed and other thinking cognitive skills when compared to their counterparts who had never been diagnosed with cancer . Participants had all been treated for breast cancer with a chemotherapy combination that included the drugs cyclophosphamide , methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil between 1976 and 1995. This

  • Sleeping Pills Linked to Raised Risk of Death Cancer Study

    Updated: 2012-02-28 13:42:17
    , : Health News Sleeping Pills Linked to Raised Risk of Death , Cancer : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , Feb . 27 HealthDay News Prescription sleeping pills may help you get some much needed rest at night , but using them routinely might also make it more likely that you will die or develop certain types of cancer , research . suggests A new study suggests that those who take these medications are four times more likely to die than people who don't take them . What's more , the research shows that sleeping pill use is also associated with a raised risk for certain cancers . The findings appear online Feb . 27 in the journal BMJ Open Sleeping pills linked to these risks included benzodiazepines such as temazepam non-benzodiazepines such as Ambien zolpidem Lunesta eszopiclone and Sonata zaleplon

  • Erbitux for squamous cell cancer of unknown primary site

    Updated: 2012-02-28 11:49:11

  • High-Impact Science: Tracking down the BRCA genes (Part 1)

    Updated: 2012-02-28 11:38:54
    In this two-part post in our High-Impact Science series we look at Cancer Research UK’s role in the discovery of two of the most famous “cancer genes” known to science – BRCA1 and BRCA2. Faults in these genes are responsible … Continue reading →

  • Why Cancer Symptoms May Elude M.D

    Updated: 2012-02-24 20:06:00
    . Health News Why Cancer Symptoms May Elude . M.D Print E-mail FRIDAY , Feb . 24 HealthDay News Diagnosing cancer is more difficult in certain groups of patients , according to a British . study Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 41,000 patients with 24 types of cancer who were treated in 158 hospitals across England . They found that 77 percent of those who saw their family doctor about suspicious symptoms were referred to a hospital after only one or two . consultations However , the study found that women , young people , non-white patients and patients with less common cancers were more likely to see their family doctor three or more times before they were referred to a . hospital The researchers identified large differences in the promptness of family doctors in England

  • Sorafenib for FLT3+ AML

    Updated: 2012-02-24 20:04:56

  • News digest – children who smoke, pancreatic cancer, abiraterone in Wales, and more

    Updated: 2012-02-24 17:00:46
    Here are the cancer stories that caught our eye this week. Click on links to read more in-depth coverage. Think we missed anything? Let us know in the comments below. We released shocking new figures showing that more than 150,000 … Continue reading →

  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for medulloblastoma

    Updated: 2012-02-24 14:12:32

  • Temodar for small cell lung cancer

    Updated: 2012-02-24 13:44:38

  • Post-mastectomy radiation

    Updated: 2012-02-23 18:36:28

  • We must continue to protect our children from smoking

    Updated: 2012-02-22 18:22:16
    A school kid puffing on a cigarette behind the bike sheds. Maybe it was once a rite of passage but now almost everyone – smokers and non-smokers alike – hate the idea of young people starting to smoke. Yet it … Continue reading →

  • EU regulation must strike balance between safety and progress

    Updated: 2012-02-21 18:23:49
    “I’ve been on two clinical trials. The first one was a 14 month vaccine offered when my current treatment was beginning to fail. When this trial ended I took part in a second trial which produced horrendous side-effects. “However, it … Continue reading →

  • Narcotics for cancer pain

    Updated: 2012-02-20 18:35:24

  • News digest: Tasmanian devils, smoking bans, internet health info, and more

    Updated: 2012-02-18 09:00:58
    As ever, we’ve trawled the web for the week’s most interesting and important cancer research news. Click on the links for further information on any of the stories that catch your eye. Public smoking bans may also encourage smokers to … Continue reading →

  • Procrit for anemia of Thalassemia Minor

    Updated: 2012-02-17 18:35:25

  • Harrys Helping Harry! Bringing hope for brain tumour research

    Updated: 2012-02-15 09:00:40
    This week sees the launch of our Harrys Helping Harry campaign to raise awareness and money for Help Harry Help Others, the fund set up by brave Harry Moseley to raise money for our research into brain tumours – the … Continue reading →

  • Cancer information you can trust

    Updated: 2012-02-15 00:01:50
    The internet is awash with information for the public on health and medicine. For example, typing ‘cancer’ into Google can bring you hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of results – covering everything from scientific papers to posts on Twitter. … Continue reading →

  • Podcast: New drugs, earlier diagnosis, and an interview with our chief executive

    Updated: 2012-02-14 09:00:41
    In this month’s podcast we find out about a fluorescent dye that could light up the early signs of oesophageal cancer and learn how a faulty gene has been unexpectedly linked to better survival from ovarian cancer. Plus, our chief … Continue reading →

  • A decade of progress – explore our new interactive timeline

    Updated: 2012-02-13 15:39:58
    As we blogged about last week, Cancer Research UK is now 10 years old. To mark this, we’ve put together an interactive timeline showcasing a selection of highlights of our progress over the past decade. Just click on the picture … Continue reading →

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