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Tuesday, 6 March 2009
'BABY BOOM' CARPENTERS AT GREATEST RISK OF DEVELOPING ASBESTOS RELATED CANCER
One in 17 British carpenters born in the 1940s will die of mesothelioma - a cancer of the lining of the lung caused by - according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Thursday, 12 February 2009
EXERCISE CUTS COLON CANCER RISK BY A QUARTER
Engaging in physical activity can reduce your chances of developing the most common kind of bowel cancer by a quarter, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.
Friday, 6 February 2009
ASPIRIN CUTS STOMACH CANCER RISK
Aspirin users could be 36 per cent less likely to get a type of stomach cancer, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
SWINGING 60S SAW A RISE IN HPV RELATED CANCERS
Rates for cancers linked to a sexually-transmitted virus have increased in the post World War II baby boomer generation according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday February 4).
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
CHEMOTHERAPY BOOSTS SURVIVAL RATES FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
The use of chemotherapy following surgery reduces the risk of death from operable pancreatic cancer by around 30 per cent, says new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.
Monday, 19 January 2009
BREAST CANCER FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY IN WOMEN WITH STRONG FAMILY HISTORY
Women who have a strong family history of breast cancer are over four times more likely to develop the disease than the general population, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
UK SURVIVAL FOR CHILDREN'S BONE CANCER LOWEST IN WESTERN EUROPE
Survival for childhood bone cancer is slightly lower in the UK than in any other Western European country, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
SKIN CANCER PUTS PEOPLE AT HIGHER RISK OF NEW CANCER
People who have been treated for skin cancer have an increased risk of developing a new primary cancer according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Monday, 5 January 2009
CANCER CELLS PULL OFF 'HOUDINI' ESCAPE TO EVADE CHEMOTHERAPY
Scientists have revealed for the first time that cancer cells can reverse a process which irrevocably commits normal cells to die, in a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
