Cancer
Premature deaths from Cancer in the UK fall below 14,000 for middle aged
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK has fallen below 14,000 for the first time in 40 years according to new Cancer Research UK figures published today (Tuesday).
Hope for prostate cancer sufferers
- Monday, 14 May 2012
NICE is set to reverse a proposed ban on a drug that will give months of extra life to men with advanced prostate cancer.
Abiraterone, costing £3,000 per month of treatment, was deemed too expensive by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. But it is now set to be the first specific treatment for prostate cancer approved for use on the NHS for more than a decade.
Cancer patients seek reassurance through nurse helplines
- Monday, 14 May 2012
A SURVEY by Cancer Research UK’s helpline nurses has revealed that patients mainly need information to understand their situation and for peace of mind - not just to make treatment choices. The results are published today (Monday) in Cancer Nursing Practice.
Trial transforms Thyroid Cancer treatment into shorter, safer session
- Friday, 04 May 2012
THE RESULTS of a large Cancer Research UK trial have set a new gold standard for treating thyroid cancer, reducing radiation doses to just one third of the current level, according to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, published on Wednesday.
Prostate Cancer cases hit 40,000 for the first time
- Friday, 04 May 2012
LATEST figures from Cancer Research UK reveal that the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK has risen above 40,000.
In 2009, around 40,800 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, rising from around 14,000 in 1989.
Aspirin after bowel cancer diagnosis reduces chance of dying by 30 percent
- Friday, 27 April 2012
Taking aspirin after being diagnosed with bowel cancer can reduce the chance of dying from the disease by 30 per cent, new research shows.
The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, found that bowel cancer patients who took a daily dose of aspirin for at least nine months after their diagnosis had cut their chance of dying from the disease by 30 per cent.
Bowel cancer deaths could be cut by 60% says Bowel Cancer UK
- Thursday, 19 April 2012
The Government could cut deaths from bowel cancer by 60% by 2025 if it followed the recommendations in a new report launched by Bowel Cancer UK. Bowel Cancer UK's ambition is also for an additional 2,500 people with bowel cancer per year living for at least five years after diagnosis by 2025.
The report also reveals that more than one in five patients weren’t treated with respect and dignity by doctors and nurses.
Join the biggest fight against cancer this summer with Race for Life 2012
- Thursday, 19 April 2012
CANCER Research UK is urging women and girls from across the UK to gather their friends and family together and join the biggest fight against cancer this summer by taking part in Race for Life 2012 in partnership with Tesco. By getting a gang together at these inspirational fundraising events, everyone can help beat over 200 types of cancer and help more men and women to survive this awful disease that affects more than one in three people in the UK.
Centenarian marathon runner gearing up to beat the odds at the Virgin London Marathon
- Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Centenarian marathon runner, Fauja Singh, is gearing up to pound the streets of London, raising money for charity as he goes.
101-year-old Fauja, who last October completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in just over eight hours, 25 minutes, will take on the iconic Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 22 April, with support from bookmakers, William Hill, who has pledged to donate their charity bet that he will beat his previous record.
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