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Tuesday, 5 February 2008

NEW STUDY SHOWS NO INCREASED RISK OF BRAIN CANCER FROM MOBILE PHONES

Using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of getting brain cancer, according to a new Japanese study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

PROTEIN HORMONE IN BODY FAT CLUE TO BREAST CANCER SPREAD

SCIENTISTS have discovered how low levels of a protein hormone found in body fat, plays a crucial role in tumour growth and spread. Their findings are published in a paper in the British Journal of Cancer today (Tuesday).

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

BLACK WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER TWO DECADES EARLIER THAN WHITE WOMEN

Black British women in Hackney, East London, are diagnosed with breast cancer 21 years younger than white British women, according to a Cancer Research UK study published online in the British Journal of Cancer.

Tuesday, 8 January 2008

BREAST CANCER SCREENING CUTS MORTALITY BY HALF

Breast cancer screening in East Anglia has reduced deaths from the disease by nearly half, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.