Latest updates from Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/science/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cr_weblayout/groups/cr_common/@inm/@gen/documents/image/cruk_logo_image.gif http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/science/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-12-world-leaders-must-take-tobacco-much-more-seriously?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-12-world-leaders-must-take-tobacco-much-more-seriously?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true In order to cut premature death rates, the world's politicians need to focus on "simple measures" like anti-tobacco policies, cutting salt levels in food, and improving access to affordable heart disease drugs, according to experts writing in The Lancet today.]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:03:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-12-MPs-sent-cigarette-packs-to-highlight-their-deadly-designs?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-12-MPs-sent-cigarette-packs-to-highlight-their-deadly-designs?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Westminster MPs are being sent examples of widely available cigarette packets to show how the tobacco industry markets its products to children today (Tuesday).]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:01:00 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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The UK's one-year lung cancer survival lags behind Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Sweden according to a new international study published today (Monday).]]> 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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Adding lung cancer drugs to targeted melanoma treatment could increase survival for certain patients, according to research published in Cancer Discovery today.]]> 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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-08-DNA-editing-enzyme-could-fuel-breast-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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-refer-80-per-cent-cancers-after-two-visits?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-GPs-refer-80-per-cent-cancers-after-two-visits?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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 half being sent to see a specialist at the first appointment, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-gps-should-lifestyle-advice-to-cancer-patients?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-02-08-gps-should-lifestyle-advice-to-cancer-patients?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new study published today (Friday) in the British Journal of Cancer.]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-07-Study-finds-no-evidence-to-link-work-stress-to-cancer-risk?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-07-Study-finds-no-evidence-to-link-work-stress-to-cancer-risk?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Work-related stress does not increase the risk of developing cancer, according to a comprehensive analysis of previous studies.]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-05-Poorer-lung-cancer-patients-less-likely-to-receive-treatment?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-02-05-Poorer-lung-cancer-patients-less-likely-to-receive-treatment?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Poorer people with lung cancer are less likely to receive treatment for their disease than wealthier people, a new international study has revealed.]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:20:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/CR_093620?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/CR_093620?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-31-desire-for-tan-making-teenage-girls-ignore-sunbed-dangers?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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 new study from Cancer Research UK published in the Journal of Public Health.]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-29-Cancer-mapping-laboratory-opens-in-London?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-29-Cancer-mapping-laboratory-opens-in-London?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A new London-based laboratory is set to help personalise cancer treatment over the coming decade.]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:16:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-29-cancer-deaths-higher-men-than-women?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-29-cancer-deaths-higher-men-than-women?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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/2013-01-25-Radiotherapy-needs-to-be-modernised-in-Europe?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-25-Radiotherapy-needs-to-be-modernised-in-Europe?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Access to radiotherapy varies dramatically between countries across Europe, according to a study led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austria.]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:47:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-24-Women-smokers-death-risk-soars?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-24-Women-smokers-death-risk-soars?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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-prostate-cancer-lifetime-risk-trebles?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-23-prostate-cancer-lifetime-risk-trebles?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Boys born in 2015 will have almost three times the risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lives than those born in 1990.]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-23-docetaxel-increases-survival-for-gastric-cancers?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-23-docetaxel-increases-survival-for-gastric-cancers?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Survival for advanced stomach and oesophagael cancer patients increases by 40 per cent when treated with the chemotherapy drug, Docetaxel – providing evidence to prescribe it as a second-line treatment, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK trial presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal cancers symposium today.]]> 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?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-22-Late-ovarian-cancer-diagnoses-are-costing-lives?ssSourceSiteId=funding&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 http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-22-israeli-researchers-developing-BRCA-radiation-test?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-22-israeli-researchers-developing-BRCA-radiation-test?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A new blood test that measures cells' response to radiation could detect inherited faults in a person's BRCA genes, according to Israeli researchers.]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-21-Alliance-of-translational-research-centres-established-to-accelerate-global-drug-development?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-21-Alliance-of-translational-research-centres-established-to-accelerate-global-drug-development?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Six of the world's top translational health research centres today announced that they have come together to form a new Global Alliance of Leading Drug Discovery and Development Centres. The aim of this alliance is to strengthen the international academic and/or not-for-profit drug development and commercialization network to ultimately improve the rate at which academic research is translated into new medicines.]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:18:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-21-Smoke-free-legislation-reduces-childhood-asthma-hospital-admissions?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-21-Smoke-free-legislation-reduces-childhood-asthma-hospital-admissions?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The ban on smoking in July 2007 has led to a drop in children being admitted to hospital for asthma in England.]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-17-CRT-phase1-clinical-trial-AZD0424?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-17-CRT-phase1-clinical-trial-AZD0424?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office (DDO) and AstraZeneca have opened a new trial of a drug called AZD0424.]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-17-Electronic-cigarette-claims-banned?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-17-Electronic-cigarette-claims-banned?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Claims that a brand of electronic cigarettes is "completely harmless" have been banned after a watchdog ruled that they misled consumers.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-17-Study-calls-for-tobacco-profits-cap?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-17-Study-calls-for-tobacco-profits-cap?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Setting up an independent regulatory agency to cap cigarette manufacturers' profits would raise an extra £500 million a year, academics say.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:06:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-17-sunbeds-double-strength-mediterranean-sun?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-01-17-sunbeds-double-strength-mediterranean-sun?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true THE AVERAGE skin cancer risk from sunbeds is more than double that of spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun – according to new research from the University of Dundee and published today in the British Journal of Dermatology.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-16-1-cdp-astex-ICR- at13148-trial-launch?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2013-16-1-cdp-astex-ICR- at13148-trial-launch?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm Cancer Research Technology (CRT) are launching a trial of an experimental drug shown to simultaneously block many enzymes that control cancer cell growth and death.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-16-Researchers-warn-against-apps-to-diagnose-skin-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-16-Researchers-warn-against-apps-to-diagnose-skin-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Smartphone apps that claim to detect skin cancer could delay proper medical diagnosis and potentially life-saving treatment, US expert have warned.]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-15-MPs-criticise-lack-of-clarity-on-new-drug-pricing-system?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-15-MPs-criticise-lack-of-clarity-on-new-drug-pricing-system?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The Department of Health urgently needs to clarify details of its proposed new drug-pricing system, an influential committee of MPs has warned.]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-10-Cervical-smear-tests-could-also-detect-ovarian-and-womb-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-10-Cervical-smear-tests-could-also-detect-ovarian-and-womb-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true DNA from cervical screening samples could also be used to detect ovarian and womb (endometrial) cancers, according to preliminary US research.]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:52:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-10-Belfast-cancer-facility-will-boost-research-and-patient-outcomes?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-10-Belfast-cancer-facility-will-boost-research-and-patient-outcomes?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A new cancer research and treatment facility in Belfast is being tipped to improve outcomes for thousands of people with the disease.]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:28:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-09-Drug-holidays-improve-response-to-key-skin-cancer-drug-in-mice?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-09-Drug-holidays-improve-response-to-key-skin-cancer-drug-in-mice?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Melanoma skin cancers that develop resistance to the drug vemurafenib also become 'addicted' to it, fuelling their resistance.]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-04-TV-advert-reveals-invisible-damage-done-by-smoking?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-04-TV-advert-reveals-invisible-damage-done-by-smoking?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A new hard-hitting TV campaign is driving home the message that every single cigarette is harming smokers.]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:39:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-03-Men-not-attending-fertility-appointments-after-cancer-treatment?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2013-01-03-Men-not-attending-fertility-appointments-after-cancer-treatment?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true More than a third of men who bank their sperm prior to cancer treatment do not attend a single follow-up appointment to assess their fertility.]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-31-virtual-experiments?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-31-virtual-experiments?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have identified 46 previously overlooked but potentially 'druggable' cancer targets, using a powerful new online approach that allows researchers to carry out 'virtual experiments' to quickly prioritise which are the best targets for drug discovery. The findings are published in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery today.]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-27-Greatest-Legacies?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-27-Greatest-Legacies?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The Olympic and Paralympic Games combined are expected to leave the most significant legacy of 2012, according to a survey by Cancer Research UK.]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-23-bowel-cancer-gene-find?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-23-bowel-cancer-gene-find?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that two gene faults increase the risk of bowel cancer in families with a strong history of developing the disease, who, until now, had no explanation as to why their risk was greater.]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-20-first-prostate-tissue-study?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-20-first-prostate-tissue-study?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The first-ever comprehensive study of prostate cancer tissue has revealed a completely new gene network driving the disease in patients who have stopped responding to standard hormone treatment, according to Cancer Research UK research published today in Cancer Cell.]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-20-Blocking-SMURFs-may-increase-effectiveness-of-experimental-melanoma-drug?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-20-Blocking-SMURFs-may-increase-effectiveness-of-experimental-melanoma-drug?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Lowering the levels of a protein called SMURF2 inside melanoma cells can boost the effectiveness of experimental drugs called MEK inhibitors, according to researchers in Manchester.]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-19-lifetime-cancer-risk-for-men-to-climb-to-one-in-two?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-19-lifetime-cancer-risk-for-men-to-climb-to-one-in-two?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A man's lifetime risk of developing cancer is set to reach one in two by 2027 according to new Cancer Research UK figures released today (Wednesday).]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-18-One-in-five-bowel-cancer-patients-diagnosed-in-an-emergency?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-18-One-in-five-bowel-cancer-patients-diagnosed-in-an-emergency?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Many bowel cancer patients are first diagnosed in an emergency setting, when they have severe and potentially life-threatening conditions, figures show.]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:07:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-17-Blood-cell-gene-fault-linked-to-breast-and-ovarian-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-17-Blood-cell-gene-fault-linked-to-breast-and-ovarian-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Scientists have linked a rare genetic fault in the immune system to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers.]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-16-starving-cancer-cells-of-nutrient?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-16-starving-cancer-cells-of-nutrient?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Depriving cancer cells of a key amino acid dramatically cuts their ability to grow and multiply, according to a new Cancer Research UK study published in Nature.]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:33:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-14-thyroid-cancer-cases-double?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-14-thyroid-cancer-cases-double?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true The number of people diagnosed with thyroid cancer in England has doubled since the early 1990s, according to a new report published by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) today.]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-13-Lifestyle-linked-diseases-continue-to-increase-globally?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-13-Lifestyle-linked-diseases-continue-to-increase-globally?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are becoming the dominant cause of death and disability globally, a landmark international study has revealed.]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:09:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-12-Tobacco-giant-loses-display-battle?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-12-Tobacco-giant-loses-display-battle?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true One of the world's biggest tobacco firms has lost a Supreme Court fight against a planned cigarette display ban.]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:51:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-12-improved-survival-for-chronic-myeloid-leukaemia?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-12-improved-survival-for-chronic-myeloid-leukaemia?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Survival for people diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) has risen by nearly half, with around 58 per cent of people surviving their disease for at least five years compared with only around 40 per cent in the late 1990s, according to a new report from the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN).]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-11-gene-fault-influences-breast-cancer-survival?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-11-gene-fault-influences-breast-cancer-survival?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Researchers have shown that an inherited gene fault influences the chances of some women surviving breast cancer. It also increases the risk of women developing a second breast cancer. The research is published in this week's Journal of Clinical Oncology.]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-10-Sequencing-project-will-map-DNA-of-up-to-100000-patients?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-12-10-Sequencing-project-will-map-DNA-of-up-to-100000-patients?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true A new £100m project will map the DNA of up to 100,000 patients with cancer and other rare diseases.]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:32:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-07-high-risk-women-may-need-frequent-ovarian-cancer-screening?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-07-high-risk-women-may-need-frequent-ovarian-cancer-screening?ssSourceSiteId=funding&rss=true Screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer once a year may not be effective enough to spot the disease in its earlier stages, and more frequent screening may be needed for this group of women, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:15:00 GMT