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- Turmeric can kill cancer cells and prevent their growth https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/turmeric 27 comments
- Does eating burnt food increase the risk of cancer? https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-myths/can-eating-burnt-foods-cause-cancer 6 comments india
- Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are being smoked every year according to new research (n=136,677) in England. This decline suggests that stricter tobacco laws and taking action to encourage people to quit smoking are working. “The government committed to making the UK smokefree by 2030.” https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2019-08-28-more-than-a-billion-fewer-cigarettes-smoked-each-year-as-people-ditch-the-cigs 1943 comments science
- Blood test could detect kidney cancer up to 5 years earlier https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2018-08-13-blood-test-could-detect-kidney-cancer-up-to-5-years-earlier 6 comments science
- Vigorous exercise reduces tiredness in testicular cancer survivors: High-intensity interval training reduces tiredness and improves self-esteem for testicular cancer survivors, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2018-05-08-vigorous-exercise-reduces-tiredness-in-testicular-cancer-survivors-1 3 comments science
- Testing cancer drugs on miniature replicas of a patient’s tumour could help doctors tailor treatment. Researchers treated the lab-grown mini tumours with a range of drugs. The approach found a drug that had a chance of shrinking a patient’s tumour in almost 9 in 10 cases. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/news-report/2018-02-22-lab-grown-mini-tumours-could-personalise-cancer-treatment 35 comments science
- Alcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to the body’s reserve of stem cells, according to a study that helps explain the link between drinking and cancer. Using mice, researchers find evidence that alcohol causes cancer by scrambling the DNA in cells, eventually leading to deadly mutations. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2018-01-03-new-research-shows-how-alcohol-damages-dna-and-increases-cancer-risk 61 comments science
- A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 -- equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people -- according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published today. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/short_and_sweet_exec_sum_live.pdf 33 comments science
- Three quarters of the UK public back a ban on junk food advertising before the 9pm TV watershed, according to a new YouGov survey published by Cancer Research UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2016-02-08-public-back-ban-on-childrens-junk-food-advertising 5 comments science
- Scientists discover how to trap cancer cells before they spread http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2015-10-01-scientists-discover-how-to-trap-cancer-cells-before-they-spread 7 comments science
- Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2014-10-31-scientists-trigger-self-destruct-switch-in-lung-cancer-cells 20 comments science
- Skin cancer incident statistics - EU http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/prod_consump/groups/cr_common/@nre/@sta/documents/image/eu27_inc_mmelanoma_png.png 6 comments europe
- A man's lifetime risk of developing cancer is set to reach one in two by 2027 according to new Cancer Research UK. This prediction means that within 15 years 50 men out of every 100 are likely to be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime as opposed to 44 out of every 100 in 2010. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-12-19-lifetime-cancer-risk-for-men-to-climb-to-one-in-two?view=rss 4 comments science
