Press releases
Latest press releases from Cancer Research UK, as well as Cancer Research Technology, the National Cancer Research Institute and the British Journal of Cancer.
Bowel cancer could be prevented by screening, according to major new study
A single bowel examination at around age sixty, with on-the-spot treatment for precancerous growths, could dramatically reduce the number of deaths from bowel cancer.
Scientists decode cancer's secret signals
Experts funded by Cancer Research UK have identified four new molecules, which they believe may hold the key to halting the rapid spread of lung cancer.
Childhood brain cancer may be caused by infection
Cancer Research UK scientists have found evidence that children's brain cancers could be caused by infection with bacteria or a virus.
Revitalised Beatson will become leading player in cancer research
Glasgow is set to become a world class centre for cancer research with the announcement of a dynamic new director of the Beatson Institute and an accompanying Ј10 million...