Cancer Research UK
How lungs may ‘magically’ recover from smoking damage

How lungs may ‘magically’ recover from smoking damage
New research suggests that healthy cells can replace potentially cancerous ones
30 Jan 2020
Obesity ‘causes more cases of some cancers than smoking’

Obesity ‘causes more cases of some cancers than smoking’
Cancer Research UK accused of ‘fat shaming’ in its new campaign
3 Jul 2019
Can talcum powder give you cancer?

Can talcum powder give you cancer?
Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in ovarian cancer lawsuit
13 Jul 2018
How routine DNA testing will help improve NHS treatment

How routine DNA testing will help improve NHS treatment
New era of genomic health to offer patients more individualised treatment
4 Jul 2018
Half of Britons wrongly believe stress causes cancer

Half of Britons wrongly believe stress causes cancer
YouGov survey highlights large misconceptions over the causes of the disease
7 Mar 2018
UK charities fined for breaching data laws

UK charities fined for breaching data laws
Oxfam and Cancer Research UK among 11 organisations found to have misused donor information
6 Apr 2017
Cancer diagnosis: new strategy ''could save thousands'

Cancer diagnosis: new strategy ''could save thousands'
New guidelines will allow GPs to fast-track patients for cancer tests in a bid to tackle low survival rates
23 Jun 2015

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ASHYA KING: Parents say boy is 'cured of cancer'

ASHYA KING: Parents say boy is 'cured of cancer'
Five-year old is now cancer-free after receiving proton beam therapy in the Czech Republic, say his parents
23 Mar 2015
BOTOX THERAPY: How it can be use to treat cancer

BOTOX THERAPY: How it can be use to treat cancer
'Remarkable' findings show nerve paralysis can slow tumour growth, but research is still in its early stages
21 Aug 2014