News and press releases on cancer mortality http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cr_weblayout/groups/cr_common/@inm/@gen/documents/image/cruk_c_logo_lite.gif http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-21-cancer-survivors-need-more-support-to-stop-smoking-and-drinking?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-21-cancer-survivors-need-more-support-to-stop-smoking-and-drinking?rss=true  Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to …]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-05-genetic-fine-tuners-breast-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-05-genetic-fine-tuners-breast-cancer?rss=true  The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs according to a study p…]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 17:03:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-02-breast-cancer-in-women-under-50-tops-10,000?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-02-breast-cancer-in-women-under-50-tops-10,000?rss=true  The number of women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for the first time according to latest sta…]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-05-01-Researchers-unveil-genomes-of-womb-cancer-and-acute-leukaemia?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-05-01-Researchers-unveil-genomes-of-womb-cancer-and-acute-leukaemia?rss=true   US researchers have published the intricate details of the genetic makeup of two more forms of cancer - acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and wo…]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-01-diabetes-drug-lung-cancer-radiotherapy?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-05-01-diabetes-drug-lung-cancer-radiotherapy?rss=true  The diabetes drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherapy.]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-30-tamoxifen-reduces-breast-cancer-by-one-third?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-30-tamoxifen-reduces-breast-cancer-by-one-third?rss=true  Tamoxifen and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease according to a …]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-29-personalised-radiotherapy-to-benefit-from-CERN-software?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-29-personalised-radiotherapy-to-benefit-from-CERN-software?rss=true  A collaboration of scientific disciplines is developing pioneering software to design radiotherapy tailored to individual patients, as part …]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-29-Sun-Starved-Brits?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-29-Sun-Starved-Brits?rss=true  FOLLOWING some of the coldest and wettest weather on record, around 4.9 million people in the UK (10 per cent) are more likely to risk scorc…]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-04-26-Genetic-changes-that-cause-prostate-cancer-develop-in-periodic-bursts?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-04-26-Genetic-changes-that-cause-prostate-cancer-develop-in-periodic-bursts?rss=true   The genetic changes that lead to prostate cancer seem to develop in sudden bursts rather than gradually over time, according to new internat…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:49:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-23-women-shocked-by-breast-screening-overdiagnosis-but-would-attend-mammography?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-23-women-shocked-by-breast-screening-overdiagnosis-but-would-attend-mammography?rss=true  Women are surprised and shocked that breast screening can lead to 'overdiagnosis' of cancer, but would rather go for screening than take the…]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-17-bladder-cancer-patients-over-70?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-17-bladder-cancer-patients-over-70?rss=true  Older bladder cancer patients are less likely than younger patients to receive treatments intended to cure their disease such as surgery to …]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-12-new-type-of-bowel-cancer-discovered?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-12-new-type-of-bowel-cancer-discovered?rss=true  A unique sub-type of bowel cancer has been discovered which has a worse outcome than other types of colon cancer and is resistant to certain…]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-04-10-Researchers-uncover-fingerprint-of-breast-cancers-that-spread-to-the-brain?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-04-10-Researchers-uncover-fingerprint-of-breast-cancers-that-spread-to-the-brain?rss=true   Breast cancer cells that break off from tumours have a biological 'fingerprint' that could allow doctors to spot women whose disea…]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:47:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-07-simple-blood-test-to-track-tumour-evolution?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-07-simple-blood-test-to-track-tumour-evolution?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have developed a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance by tracking…]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-03-Key-words-for-childrens-cancer-diagnosis?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-03-Key-words-for-childrens-cancer-diagnosis?rss=true  The wording of a GP's referral letter to a consultant may have a significant impact on the length of time it takes to diagnose childhood can…]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-02-male-bowel-cancer-rates-up-more-than-quarter-in-35-years?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-04-02-male-bowel-cancer-rates-up-more-than-quarter-in-35-years?rss=true  Bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent, …]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-27-genetic-variation-cancer-risk?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-27-genetic-variation-cancer-risk?rss=true  Over 80 regions of the genome that can increase an individual's risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been found in the largest …]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-25-teenage-cancer-deaths-halved?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-25-teenage-cancer-deaths-halved?rss=true  The numer of teenagers and young adults* dying from cancer in Britain has fallen from around 580 per year in the mid-70s (1975-77) to around…]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-20-new-target-for-breast-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-20-new-target-for-breast-cancer?rss=true  Women with triple negative breast cancer are more likely to have high levels of the MET biomarker in their tumours, making it a good new tar…]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-20-family-history-bowel-cancer-increases-odds?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-20-family-history-bowel-cancer-increases-odds?rss=true  A new study that combines genetic information on bowel cancer with NHS patient outcome data has found a link between family history of the d…]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-13-blood-test-reveals-breast-cancer-response?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-13-blood-test-reveals-breast-cancer-response?rss=true  Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman's cancer is responding to treatment, according to…]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-13-heart-disease-radiotherapy-breast-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-13-heart-disease-radiotherapy-breast-cancer?rss=true  Researchers have for the first time calculated by how much radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the risk of heart disease and the findin…]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-03-07-Possible-origin-of-common-ovarian-cancer-identified?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-03-07-Possible-origin-of-common-ovarian-cancer-identified?rss=true  US researchers have uncovered a type of cell in the ovaries of mice that, if also found in women, would represent the possible origin of the…]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-reducing-global-cancer-burden?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-reducing-global-cancer-burden?rss=true  Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to thos…]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-breath-test-for-stomach-cancers?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-breath-test-for-stomach-cancers?rss=true  A new type of breath test that detects nanoparticles could help diagnose stomach cancers, according to a study published in the British Jour…]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-chemo-into-abdomen-could-improve-ovarian-cancer-survival?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-06-chemo-into-abdomen-could-improve-ovarian-cancer-survival?rss=true  Chemotherapy given straight into the abdomen of certain ovarian cancer patients could allow them to live an extra three years on average, ac…]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-04-Oestrogren-Patches-for-Prostate-Cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-04-Oestrogren-Patches-for-Prostate-Cancer?rss=true  Patches giving oestrogen through the skin could be an easy and safe alternative to the hormone therapies used to treat prostate cancer.]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-01-imatinib-boosts--radiotherapy-bladder-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-01-imatinib-boosts--radiotherapy-bladder-cancer?rss=true  Cancer drug imatinib (Glivec) could boost radiotherapy treatment to destroy bladder cancer that has spread to the bladder wall, reveals rese…]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:34:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-01-UK-late-stage-breast-cancer-survival-lower?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-03-01-UK-late-stage-breast-cancer-survival-lower?rss=true  Breast cancer survival is lower in the UK and Denmark than in Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden, according to new research being publishe…]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-27-cancers-reshuffle-genetic-pack?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-27-cancers-reshuffle-genetic-pack?rss=true  Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic 'pack of cards' – the chromosomes that hold the cell's gen…]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-26-Lab-research-suggests-Herceptin-could-benefit-more-women?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-26-Lab-research-suggests-Herceptin-could-benefit-more-women?rss=true   Herceptin may be effective against more types of breast cancer than previously thought, according to US research.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-21-Sunbed-users-twice-as-likely-to-use-anti-ageing-products-as-non-sunbed-users?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-21-Sunbed-users-twice-as-likely-to-use-anti-ageing-products-as-non-sunbed-users?rss=true  Over two fifths (43 per cent) of people in the UK who have used sunbeds – which are proven to prematurely age the skin – are using anti-agei…]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-19-Trials-regulation-hindering-childhood-cancer-progress?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-19-Trials-regulation-hindering-childhood-cancer-progress?rss=true   Overly complex EU regulations are hampering progress on cancer survival rates in children, say leading researchers.]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-19-cancer-researchers-astronomers-team-up?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-19-cancer-researchers-astronomers-team-up?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have honed techniques originally developed to spot distant galaxies and used them to identify biomarkers that …]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-20-breast-cancer-gene-provides-clue-to-bowel-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-20-breast-cancer-gene-provides-clue-to-bowel-cancer?rss=true  Having too many copies of a gene linked to breast cancer might be the reason why some bowel cancer patients fail to respond to certain targe…]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-18-bowel-cancer-test-gets-green-light?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-18-bowel-cancer-test-gets-green-light?rss=true  Almost everyone (98 per cent) who had the new bowel cancer test – soon to become part of the national screening programme – said they were g…]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-14-CT-scans-for-bowel-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-14-CT-scans-for-bowel-cancer?rss=true  A scan that offers patients a less invasive test, sometimes called a 'virtual colonoscopy', is more effective than the traditional X-ray tes…]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-12-Lung-cancer-will-kill-more-European-women-than-breast-cancer-by-2015?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-12-Lung-cancer-will-kill-more-European-women-than-breast-cancer-by-2015?rss=true   Lung cancer will overtake breast cancer as the biggest killer of European women within the next two to three years, research from Italy and …]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-11-late-diagnosis-and-lack-of-treatment-access-may-contribute-to-poor-UK-lung-cancer-survival?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-11-late-diagnosis-and-lack-of-treatment-access-may-contribute-to-poor-UK-lung-cancer-survival?rss=true  The UK's one-year lung cancer survival lags behind Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Sweden according to a new international study publ…]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-11-Genetically-engineered-virus-extends-the-lives-of-terminally-ill-liver-cancer-patients?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-11-Genetically-engineered-virus-extends-the-lives-of-terminally-ill-liver-cancer-patients?rss=true   A genetically-engineered virus has prolonged the lives of terminally ill liver cancer patients in a small clinical trial.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:51:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-11-early-results-show-two-drugs-may-be-better-than-one-to-treat-skin-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-11-early-results-show-two-drugs-may-be-better-than-one-to-treat-skin-cancer?rss=true  Adding lung cancer drugs to targeted melanoma treatment could increase survival for certain patients, according to research published in Can…]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-08-DNA-editing-enzyme-could-fuel-breast-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-08-DNA-editing-enzyme-could-fuel-breast-cancer?rss=true   Genetic errors driving the majority of breast cancers may be caused by a hyperactive enzyme called APOBEC3B, according to US researchers.]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:48:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-gps-should-lifestyle-advice-to-cancer-patients?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-gps-should-lifestyle-advice-to-cancer-patients?rss=true  Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eatin…]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-GPs-refer-80-per-cent-cancers-after-two-visits?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-GPs-refer-80-per-cent-cancers-after-two-visits?rss=true  More than 80 per cent of patients suspected of having cancer are being referred by their GP in the first two consultations, with more than h…]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/CR_093620?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/CR_093620?rss=true  US researchers have taken a step forward in understanding how beta blockers may slow the spread of cancer.]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-31-desire-for-tan-making-teenage-girls-ignore-sunbed-dangers?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-31-desire-for-tan-making-teenage-girls-ignore-sunbed-dangers?rss=true  Teenage girls desperate for a tan are determined to find ways of getting round the law banning under-18s from using sunbeds, according to a …]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-29-cancer-deaths-higher-men-than-women?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-29-cancer-deaths-higher-men-than-women?rss=true  Men are over 35 per cent more likely to die from cancer than women in the UK, according to a new report.]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-24-Women-smokers-death-risk-soars?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-24-Women-smokers-death-risk-soars?rss=true   Women who smoke are now far more likely to be killed by their habit than they were in the 1960s, a major US study has found.]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:54:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-23-docetaxel-increases-survival-for-gastric-cancers?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-23-docetaxel-increases-survival-for-gastric-cancers?rss=true  Survival for advanced stomach and oesophagael cancer patients increases by 40 per cent when treated with the chemotherapy drug, Docetaxel – …]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-22-Late-ovarian-cancer-diagnoses-are-costing-lives?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-22-Late-ovarian-cancer-diagnoses-are-costing-lives?rss=true   Delays in diagnosis are cutting short the lives of women with ovarian cancer, according to a UK charity.]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT