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New drugs need new trials
New cancer drugs may mean new ways of doing clinical trials Clinical trials are an essential part of cancer research. Only by testing new treatments in patients can we truly know if they are effective… more →
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New drugs need new trials
Kat Arney wrote 5 days ago: New cancer drugs may mean new ways of doing clinical trials Clinical trials are an essential part of … more →
New clues to improving childhood leukaemia treatment
Kat Arney wrote 3 weeks ago: More and more children are surviving cancer, thanks to advances in treatment Thanks to scientific pr … more →
Cancer Research UK recruits viruses for cancer battle
Emma Rigby wrote 1 month ago: Cancer Research UK is funding research on adenoviruses to beat cancer On the whole, adenoviruses don … more →
New results for prostate cancer drug abiraterone
Kat Arney wrote 1 month ago: Abiraterone is showing promise in early-stage trials Last July we blogged about exciting early trial … more →
US research suggests that cancer cells trigger depression
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Henry Scowcroft wrote 1 month ago: New reseach in the journal PNAS suggests that cancer cells could cause depression It hardly needs to … more →
Communicating the results of cervical screening – room for improvement?
Nell Barrie wrote 1 month ago: Do women get the information they need about cervical screening? According to reports, the death of … more →
Can aspirin prevent cancer?
Kat Arney wrote 2 months ago: Who will benefit from aspirin's cancer-preventing powers? The humble over-the-counter drug aspir … more →
High-Impact Science: CHEKing genes for breast cancer clues
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Oliver Childs wrote 2 months ago: Cancer research is a complex puzzle Cancer Research UK has been funding cutting-edge research for m … more →
Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment
capros wrote 2 months ago: Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment – Giving Men A Second Chance What is Prostate Cancer? Firstly, t … more →
Elsewhere on the web – March 2009
Kat Arney wrote 2 months ago: What's out there on the web? The BBC’s Newsnight programme ran a special investigation int … more →
Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment
capros wrote 2 months ago: Is This All Mens Greatest Fear? What makes us men? What literally and technically differentiates us … more →
Bowel cancer: screening for people at high risk
Kat Arney wrote 3 months ago: Bowel screening can detect cancers early - but who will benefit the most from it? Detecting cancer e … more →
Nano-scale advance in targeted cancer therapy
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Kat Arney wrote 3 months ago: Could nanoparticles provide promising cancer treatments? Perhaps the biggest challenge in cancer tre … more →
Coverage of the PSA/prostate cancer screening trials
Henry Scowcroft wrote 3 months ago: There was extensive coverage of the prostate cancer screening trials last week In the wake of the pu … more →
Anti-angiogenesis drugs: why low doses could do more harm than good
Kat Arney wrote 3 months ago: Angiogenesis is the process by which blood vessels grow into a tumour - targeting it could be a pow … more →
Does this weird rodent hold clues to better cancer treatments?
Henry Scowcroft wrote 3 months ago: Could this rodent help beat cancer? Naked mole rats are weird. Resembling pink subterranean buck-too … more →
The PSA test - the picture becomes slightly clearer
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Henry Scowcroft wrote 3 months ago: Can prostate cancer screening save lives? The controversy over the PSA prostate cancer blood test ha … more →
Early results from ovarian cancer screening trial look promising
Jess Harris wrote 3 months ago: Ovarian cancer treatment is more likely to be successful if the disease is detected early As we … more →
Behind the headlines - Can housework really reduce your risk of breast cancer?
Kat Arney wrote 4 months ago: Can housework cut cancer risk? Scientists have known for some time that physical activity can reduce … more →
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