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Latest news, press releases and blog posts from Cancer Research UK.
Breast Cancer
Why has science seemingly changed its mind on night shifts and breast cancer?
New research has a possible answer to a long-standing question over whether working night shifts increases the risk of breast cancer.
Working night shifts unlikely to increase breast cancer risk
New research has found that working night shifts has little or no effect on a woman’s breast cancer risk.
Meet our new research fellows 2016
Find out how our new up and coming researchers plan to tackle some of the big scientific questions in cancer.
How your support is helping us beat breast cancer – Margaret’s story
Margaret Grayson is passionate about research. But Margaret is not a scientist, doctor or nurse. She is a survivor of breast cancer. Since being diagnosed more than a...
Miniature implanted ‘scaffold’ could detect breast cancer spread
Tiny implants under the skin could one day detect the spread of breast cancer early.
Harder, better, faster, kinder – a new era for cancer drug testing
Our scientists have developed a new, more accurate way to test hundreds of cancer drugs at the same time.
New way of testing drugs could speed up development of breast cancer treatments
Scientists have discovered a new way to test hundreds of cancer drugs very quickly which could cut the time it takes to find potential breast cancer treatements
The public doesn’t know obesity causes cancer, and that’s really worrying
Our latest figures reveal that three in four people aren’t aware that obesity causes cancer.
New data on cancer treatment to help improve care
Our chief clinician offers his thoughts on new data looking at one aspect of the effects of certain cancer treatments across the NHS in England.
Watch our Google Hangout about testing new treatments in patients (Part 2 of 2)
We explore how clinical trials are run, and hear from a patient about what it's like taking part in a cancer clinical trial.