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• United Kingdom

  World record golfer attempts new feat for Macmillan Cancer

  Cancer : Charity : Golf

  LANCASHIRE-based professional golfer and broadcaster Glenn Turner will play a round of golf in each of the UK home nations in ONE day in a £100,000 charity effort for cancer sufferers.

• Devon

  FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING CANCER CHARITY TOTAL NEARS £100,000

  Cancer : Charity

  Members of Firefighters Fighting Cancer with the assistance of a team from Cancer Research UK organised a charity cycle challenge across Dartmoor on Sunday.

• United Kingdom

  Organisers of cancer clinical trials are neglecting teenagers and young adults

  Cancer

  Teenagers and young adults with cancer are being failed by medical researchers who are not designing clinical trials with the 13-24 age group in mind and who are not recruiting sufficient numbers of young people to those trials that do exist

• United Kingdom

  Cancer incidence and mortality in young people decreases with increasing deprivation

  Cancer

  Results of research into the associations between cancer and socio-economic deprivation and affluence have shown that the numbers of new cases and deaths from the disease in teenagers and young adults (TYAs) decrease with increasing deprivation.

• United Kingdom

  Public warned about gum disease & cancer link as survey finds 29% have bleeding gums

  Cancer : Dental Care

  The British Dental Health Foundation has urged members of the public to 'Brush for Health' in National Smile Month after it was revealed that people with gum disease have a significantly higher risk of developing cancer.

• United Kingdom

  Good news for skin cancer prevention - suntans might be going out of fashion...

  Cancer : Suntan

  Bronzed and beautiful are no longer two words that fit together in the eyes of teenagers across the UK - 65 per cent now believe that having a suntan can make you look 'chavvy'

• United Kingdom

  Cancer Drug Gets OK from NICE

  Cancer

  NICE Says 'Yes' for Cetuximab (Erbitux) for Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

• United Kingdom

  Storing up trouble: cancer in frozen ovarian tissue

  Cancer : Fertility : Infertility

  Doctors warn that ovarian tissue, removed and frozen before cancer treatment, must undergo adequate testing for residual cancer cells before re-implantation in order to improve safety
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  United Kingdom

  From Croydon to Cairns - 16,000 mile charity trek for British family

  Cancer : Charity

  A ballsy family of five are setting off for a 16,000 mile charity drive that will take them from their home in Purley near Croydon to Cairns in the north east of Australia in a bid to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

• Stopping a cancer trial early: is it for the benefit of patients or industry?

  Cancer

  New research has identified a growing trend for trials of new cancer treatments to be stopped prematurely before the therapies’ risks and benefits have been properly evaluated.

• Europe

  The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and ECCO - the European CanCer Organisation join forces:

  Cancer

  The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and ECCO - the European CanCer Organisation have united forces to host a co-branded biennial multidisciplinary partnership meeting
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  United Kingdom

  WIN A UNIQUE VOLKSWAGEN VAN AND HELP TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

  Cancer

  UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), together with legendary rock band, The Who, are launching a worldwide competition to win a unique 1965 'split-screen' Volkswagen Transporter van with special The Who 'Magic Bus' branding.

• United Kingdom

  Immune booster now launched for all

  Cancer

  BioBran Plus, from The Really Healthy Company, is a sister product to the highly successful BioBran, used in the front-line fight against cancer and other immune system related illnesses.

• Cancer cells: Subverting a metabolic pathway for tumour growth

  Cancer

  Tumour cells generally use altered metabolic pathways for energy production, in particular they display a switch in the way glucose is metabolized.
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  Cirencester

  Cirencester lass completes Polar Challenge

  People & Society : Breast Cancer : Charity

  After 17 days of trekking through sub-zero temperatures, Sam Long, 34 from Cirencester has completed her journey to the magnetic North pole as part of the Polar Challenge.

• Cornwall

  Excellent Breast Screening Results for Plymouth-based Service

  Breast Cancer : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health Authorities & Services

  Women being screened for breast cancer in West Devon and East Cornwall can be assured they are being cared for by one of the best centres in the region according to the latest independent figures.

• United Kingdom

  Hereditary breast cancer - a high cost to patient and healthcare provider alike

  Breast Cancer

  Some women who carry the BRCA gene mutation, which predisposes to breast cancer, may choose to have a prophylactic mastectomy rather than undertake lifetime surveillance, a Dutch scientist will tell the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6).

• United Kingdom

  MRI has a high false positive rate for women with a hereditary risk of breast cancer

  Breast Cancer

  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women with a high, inherited risk of developing the disease.
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  United Kingdom

  Shorter radiotherapy courses can benefit breast cancer patients

  Breast Cancer

  A LOWER total dose of radiotherapy, delivered in fewer, larger treatments has been shown to be as effective as the international standard of a higher total dose delivered over a longer time to treat women with early breast cancer.

• Scientists identify protein's crucial role in resistance to breast cancer treatment

  Breast Cancer

  Scientists at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research in London have identified how some breast cancers may become resistant to hormone treatments like tamoxifen.

• UK scientists uncover clue to cancer drug resistance

  Breast Cancer

  Scientists in London have discovered a new genetic mechanism which helps cancer cells survive by changing the way they respond to treatment.