News digest – radiotherapy and Brexit, public health services under strain, bacteria behaving badly and… coffee extends life?
Anne Li 7/22/2017 [email protected] This week Cancer Research UK's News Digest brings us updates on radiotherapy and Brexit, public health services under strain, bacteria behaving badly and… coffee extends life?…...
Proton beam therapy is arriving in the UK: what does that mean for patients?
Anne LI 7/22/2017 [email protected] Part two of Cancer Research UK's new blog series on radiotherapy delves into the subject of proton beam therapy. We cover…...
UK cancer survival trails Europe
Anne Li 7/22/2017 [email protected] Survival for UK cancer patients is lower than in much of Europe, according to a new report. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) reports that on…...
Reviewing our year
Anne Li 7/22/2017 [email protected] Cancer Research UK's 2016/17 Annual Report and Accounts and Annual Review have just published and we’ve been reflecting on our progress over the last…...
Tobacco control plan for England published
Anne Li 7/22/2017 [email protected] The Department of Health has published its long-awaited Tobacco Control Plan for England. The plan aims to create a “smokefree generation” by reducing smoking…...
Macrophages made to engulf cancer cells in solid tumors
Anne Li 7/22/2017 [email protected] One reason cancer is so difficult to treat is that it avoids detection by the body. Agents of the immune system are constantly checking the surfaces…...
