Cancer news

Cancer Research UK scientists have joined an international collaboration inspired by US Vice President Biden's Cancer Moonshot

More people across England are likely to take up bowel cancer screening thanks to the introduction of a new and simpler home-testing kit.

Advanced bladder cancers have been shown to respond to a new immunotherapy drug when used as a patient’s first treatment.

An expandable tube that unblocks the bowel before surgery could lead to fewer cancer patients – diagnosed as emergencies – needing a colostomy bag.

Almost 90 per cent of people in England don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased risk of cancer

Jogging the memory with a reminder letter to those who don’t respond to their bowel scope screening invitation could mean more people would take the test.

A new test could help patients with advanced bowel cancer get the best treatment for their disease.

Cancer cells create space to grow by killing off surrounding healthy cells, according to UK researchers working with fruit flies.

Almost 40,000 more people might take a bowel cancer test in England each year if the letter inviting them to do so was endorsed by their GP.

A large international study has revealed a clear link between bowel cancer rates and a country’s level of economic development.