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Please note that, unless otherwise stated, Cancer News articles do not directly refer to Cancer Research UK-funded research.

Cancer Research UK's latest announcements:

Genetic 'fine tuners' control body's own attack against cancer: The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs ac...; 5 May 2013
Breast cancer in women under 50 tops 10,000 cases for first time: The number of women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for the first time acc...; 3 May 2013
Diabetes drug makes lung cancer vulnerable to radiotherapy: The diabetes drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherap...; 1 May 2013
Tamoxifen class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high risk: Tamoxifen and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the dis...; 30 Apr 2013
Personalised radiotherapy treatment set to benefit from CERN software: A collaboration of scientific disciplines is developing pioneering software to design radiotherapy tailored to individua...; 29 Apr 2013

External news articles provided by Adfero (2006 - July 2011) and The Press Association (July 2011 onwards):

New scheme to routinely test patients for inherited cancer genes: A new research programme will lay the foundations for routine testing for inherited cancer genes in patients with the di...; 21 May 2013
Government pressed on standard cigarette packs: The Government will have "failed"; the next generation if it does not introduce plain, standardised cigarette packs, a t...; 7 May 2013
Smuggling controls working as illegal tobacco trade on the wane: The crackdown on the illicit tobacco trade appears to be working, with its market share tumbling over the last four year...; 2 May 2013
Charities 'extremely concerned' over standard packs claim: Health campaigners have condemned reports suggesting that the Government has scrapped plans to introduce plain, standard...; 2 May 2013
US researchers unveil womb cancer and acute leukaemia genomes: US researchers have published the intricate details of the genetic makeup of two more forms of cancer - acute myeloid le...; 1 May 2013

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