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		<title>Cancer Research UK - Science Update blog » Skin cancer</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org</link>
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				<title>Melanoma genome reveals UV damage and treatment targets</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/08/22/melanoma-genome-reveals-uv-damage-and-treatment-targets/</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Kat Arney</author>
				<description><![CDATA[We all need a bit of sunshine in our lives – something that’s often lacking in the Great British Summer. But while UV light (radiation) from the sun helps our bodies to make vitamin D, which is vital for building &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/08/22/melanoma-genome-reveals-uv-damage-and-treatment-targets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>The queen in the hive – scientists find more evidence for cancer stem cells</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/08/03/the-queen-in-the-hive-scientists-find-more-evidence-for-cancer-stem-cells/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/08/03/the-queen-in-the-hive-scientists-find-more-evidence-for-cancer-stem-cells/</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Safia Danovi</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Biology has its share of contentious issues, and the existence of cancer ‘stem cells’ – treatment-resistant cells at the heart of a tumour – is certainly controversial. We’ve written before about these enigmatic cells, but they’ve made the headlines again this &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/08/03/the-queen-in-the-hive-scientists-find-more-evidence-for-cancer-stem-cells/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Sunbeds cause skin cancer – the evidence is clear</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/07/27/sunbeds-cause-skin-cancer-the-evidence-is-clear/</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Claire Knight</author>
				<description><![CDATA[&#160; Updated below &#160; We’ve known that using sunbeds can cause skin cancer for several years. And this week this message became louder and clearer than ever before with the publication of the strongest evidence yet of the link between the tanning &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/07/27/sunbeds-cause-skin-cancer-the-evidence-is-clear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Hedgehogs, flies and skin cancer – the story of vismodegib</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/06/07/high-impact-science-hedgehogs-flies-and-skin-cancer-the-story-of-vismodegib/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/06/07/high-impact-science-hedgehogs-flies-and-skin-cancer-the-story-of-vismodegib/</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Safia Danovi</author>
				<description><![CDATA[The course of drug development never did run smooth. Drug development pipelines &#8211; like the X-Factor &#8211; are littered with thousands of ‘hopefuls’ who fail to make the cut. Very few drugs survive the arduous journey from bench to bedside, &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/06/07/high-impact-science-hedgehogs-flies-and-skin-cancer-the-story-of-vismodegib/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>News digest – curry extract and bowel cancer, infections and cancer, brain tumours and more</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/05/12/news-digest-curry-extract-and-bowel-cancer-infections-and-cancer-brain-tumours-and-more/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/05/12/news-digest-curry-extract-and-bowel-cancer-infections-and-cancer-brain-tumours-and-more/</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 09:30:46 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Oliver Childs</author>
				<description><![CDATA[We launched a clinical trial (press release) to test whether curcumin – an extract from the curry spice turmeric &#8211; could improve treatment for advanced bowel cancer. This doesn’t mean curry cures cancer (as we pointed out here), or that &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/05/12/news-digest-curry-extract-and-bowel-cancer-infections-and-cancer-brain-tumours-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>News digest – abiraterone in Scotland, No Smoking Day, red meat, oral cancer, and more</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/16/news-digest-abiraterone-smoking-oral-meat/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/16/news-digest-abiraterone-smoking-oral-meat/</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Henry Scowcroft</author>
				<description><![CDATA[It was a week that started in Scotland, with the &#8216;no&#8217; decision on prostate drug abiraterone, and went on to cover skin cancer, No Smoking Day, oral cancer, shisha pipes, prostate screening and cancer-munching blood cells. In short, it was &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/16/news-digest-abiraterone-smoking-oral-meat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>New melanoma drug goes on sale – but will it be affordable?</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/14/new-melanoma-drug-goes-on-sale-but-will-it-be-affordable/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/14/new-melanoma-drug-goes-on-sale-but-will-it-be-affordable/</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Henry Scowcroft</author>
				<description><![CDATA[In 2002, a paper appeared in top science journal, Nature, called “Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer”. It described how scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Centre had made a breakthrough. They’d &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/14/new-melanoma-drug-goes-on-sale-but-will-it-be-affordable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Spotting cancer early – our partnership with Tesco</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/06/spotting-cancer-early-our-partnership-with-tesco/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/06/spotting-cancer-early-our-partnership-with-tesco/</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Nell Barrie</author>
				<description><![CDATA[If cancer is diagnosed early, it’s nearly always easier to treat successfully. But too many cancers are still diagnosed at a late stage – thousands of lives could be saved in the UK if more cancers were spotted early. We’re &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/03/06/spotting-cancer-early-our-partnership-with-tesco/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>News digest – children who smoke, pancreatic cancer, abiraterone in Wales, and more</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/02/24/news-digest-children-who-smoke-pancreatic-cancer-abiraterone-in-wales-and-more/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/02/24/news-digest-children-who-smoke-pancreatic-cancer-abiraterone-in-wales-and-more/</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Oliver Childs</author>
				<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/02/24/news-digest-children-who-smoke-pancreatic-cancer-abiraterone-in-wales-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>News digest – ‘stratified’ medicine, government reforms, and improving survival rates</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2011/11/26/news-digest-stratified-medicine-government-reforms-and-improving-survival-rates/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2011/11/26/news-digest-stratified-medicine-government-reforms-and-improving-survival-rates/</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Henry Scowcroft</author>
				<description><![CDATA[There’s been another glut of fascinating stories this week, most of which focused on aspects of the NHS. Here’s our digest – follow the links for the full story: On Monday, we announced that we’d enrolled the first patients into &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2011/11/26/news-digest-stratified-medicine-government-reforms-and-improving-survival-rates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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