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		<title>Cancer Research UK - Science Update blog » Policy</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org</link>
		<description>The latest news, views and opinions from Cancer Research UK</description>
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				<title>2012 – A year in policy</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/31/2012-a-year-in-policy/</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:15:40 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Sara Osborne</author>
				<description><![CDATA[At Cancer Research UK, we’re dedicated to finding new ways to prevent, treat and ultimately cure all cancers. Scientific research lies at the heart of everything we do. But discoveries in the laboratory need to be translated into tangible benefits &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/31/2012-a-year-in-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>NHS research: getting Parliament onside</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/28/nhs-research-getting-parliament-onside/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/28/nhs-research-getting-parliament-onside/</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:17:11 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Dan Bridge</author>
				<description><![CDATA[As the NHS is going through a period of change that “can be seen from space”  Cancer Research UK and other medical research charities have been calling for research to be ‘hard-wired’ into the new NHS structures. Last year, our &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/28/nhs-research-getting-parliament-onside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Health Committee report: we need decisions on cancer drugs</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/16/health-committee-report-we-need-decisions-on-cancer-drugs/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/16/health-committee-report-we-need-decisions-on-cancer-drugs/</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Heather Walker</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Today, the Health Committee – a cross-party group of MPs appointed to scrutinise the Department of Health’s policies &#8211; published a report on its inquiry into NICE – the body that determines which treatments the NHS should pay for. The Committee &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/01/16/health-committee-report-we-need-decisions-on-cancer-drugs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>2012 – A year of progress</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/17/2012-a-year-of-progress/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/17/2012-a-year-of-progress/</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Kat Arney</author>
				<description><![CDATA[This year has been as busy as ever and we’ve made great progress made in all aspects of our work, from lab research to clinical trials and policy to prevention. Here are some of our key successes in a couple &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/17/2012-a-year-of-progress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>The NHS reforms – are they affecting cancer care?</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/15/the-nhs-reforms-are-they-affecting-cancer-care/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/15/the-nhs-reforms-are-they-affecting-cancer-care/</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Henry Scowcroft</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Next April, the Government’s much-discussed NHS reforms come in to full effect. But preparation is already underway for what many see as one of the biggest changes to the NHS’s structure in its lifetime. Staff around the NHS are being &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/15/the-nhs-reforms-are-they-affecting-cancer-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Ambassadors and staff descend on Britain Against Cancer conference</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/13/ambassadors-and-staff-descend-on-britain-against-cancer-conference/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/13/ambassadors-and-staff-descend-on-britain-against-cancer-conference/</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Simon Kirkland</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was a particularly busy day for our Policy Department, as the 14th annual Britain Against Cancer conference was held in Westminster. The conference is organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC), a group of MPs and &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/13/ambassadors-and-staff-descend-on-britain-against-cancer-conference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Guest post – “Plain packs won’t encourage smuggling”</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/07/guest-post-plain-packs-wont-encourage-smuggling/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/07/guest-post-plain-packs-wont-encourage-smuggling/</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:21:46 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Paul Thorne</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Richard Ferry is a Trading Standards Officer based in North East England, with more than thirty years experience of dealing with counterfeit or fake goods. He currently specialises in tobacco control, investigating the supply of illicit tobacco and working with &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/12/07/guest-post-plain-packs-wont-encourage-smuggling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>The shape of the new NHS – two key documents published yesterday</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/14/the-shape-of-the-new-nhs/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/14/the-shape-of-the-new-nhs/</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:37:41 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Simon Kirkland</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Since coming to power in May 2010, the UK’s coalition government has begun to roll out some far-reaching reforms of the way the NHS works across England. Without getting too caught up in their finer details, a key feature of &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/14/the-shape-of-the-new-nhs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Notes from NCRI conference (day 4)</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/07/notes-from-ncri-conference-day-4/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/07/notes-from-ncri-conference-day-4/</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:37:57 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Henry Scowcroft</author>
				<description><![CDATA[Before the final day of the conference started, we once again awoke to news stories based on research presented over the last few days. The BBC led with figures released at the conference showing that the economic cost of cancer &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/07/notes-from-ncri-conference-day-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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				<title>Radiotherapy report: vast improvements needed to get the best for patients</title>
				<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/06/radiotherapy-report-vast-improvements-needed-to-get-the-best-for-patients/</link>
				<guid>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/06/radiotherapy-report-vast-improvements-needed-to-get-the-best-for-patients/</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:50:16 GMT</pubDate>
				<author>Hilary Tovey</author>
				<description><![CDATA[For several years, Cancer Research UK has been calling on the government to invest in improvements to our radiotherapy services across the UK. At the National Cancer Research Institute conference this week, the Department of Health has published a report &#8230; <a href="http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/11/06/radiotherapy-report-vast-improvements-needed-to-get-the-best-for-patients/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				
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