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Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study

Some artificial sweeteners may not be a good alternative to sugar and could push up the risk of cancer, scientists have suggested. Experts from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research, and Sorbonne Paris Nord University, ...

24 Mar 2022 at 19:25

New discovery could lead to new drugs for bowel cancer, study suggests

Scientists have revealed the inner workings of a key protein involved in bowel cancer, paving the way for new drugs to treat the disease. The tankyrase protein is involved in a wide range of processes in the cell, which means it could lead ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:00

Town centre ‘Man Van’ prostate cancer checks boost diagnosis – research

Taking a “Man Van” offering prostate cancer checks to shoppers and football fans could drive up detection of the disease, leading experts have found. A study found that giving men access to cancer screening at places they go – such as ...

16 Nov 2024 at 01:00

Scientists discover mechanism that controls spread of pancreatic cancer

It is possible to reverse a key process that allows pancreatic cancer cells to grow and spread around the body, scientists have found. Researchers suggest the findings could ultimately pave the way for new treatments of the disease. ...

29 Jun 2022 at 17:00

Spit test ‘better than blood test for men with genetic prostate cancer risk’

At-home spit tests are better than the standard blood test for identifying men who have a high genetic risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, early research suggests. The preliminary findings, presented at the American ...

01 Jun 2024 at 01:00

Cancers pretend to be ‘super fit’ to steal nutrients from healthy cells – study

Some cancer cells pretend to be “super fit” to fool healthy cells into giving them their nutrients – allowing them to invade the body, researchers have found. Scientists hope that having a better understanding of this process ...

23 Jul 2024 at 16:00

Study finds prostate cancer patients need fewer radiotherapy sessions

Men treated for prostate cancer could see the number of radiotherapy treatments they need drastically reduced after a major trial. The trial, conducted by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer ...

30 Sept 2023 at 07:13

Scientists discover a new way to help prevent breast cancer ‘time bomb’

Researchers have discovered why breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs may wake up following years of sleep and form incurable tumours. The research, funded by Breast Cancer Now, reveals the process that ...

13 Mar 2023 at 16:00

Cancer cells to be sent into space as part of childhood brain tumour research

Cancer cells will be heading to space as part of UK scientific experiments to understand more about an incurable childhood tumour. Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research are sending samples of diffuse ...

24 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Immune cell discovery ‘could lead to personalised treatment for breast cancer’

Scientists have found that some immune cells hunt down cancer in the body, a discovery that could lead to personalised treatments for advanced breast cancer. The study identified features of cells called immune ...

02 May 2024 at 16:00

New breast cancer drug given green light for NHS use

Patients in England with a form of breast cancer will be offered a new treatment after it was given the green light for NHS use. The Institute of Cancer Research, London, (ICR) – which worked on the ...

09 Jan 2025 at 11:17

AI algorithm ‘could improve outcomes for thousands of cancer patients a year’

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help diagnose and treat rare cancers faster than a biopsy, a study has suggested. Researchers now hope their algorithm could be applied to other types of the ...

31 Oct 2023 at 23:30

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