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A lasting immune impression could boost blood cancer treatments

Anne Li                                      1/29/17   Inside our bodies lives an inbuilt army against disease – the immune system. And it’s not just bugs and germs that it can fight off; immune cells can…...

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News digest – an unhealthy ‘cake culture’, sugary breakfasts, sound waves, faulty ‘switches’ and… ketchup?

Anne Li                                    1/29/17   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on obesity, better clinical trials, using sound to peer inside live cells, anti-smoking strategy, stopping the spread of melanoma,…...

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Your Health Hubs – helping people to make new healthy habits

Anne Li                                   1/29/17   Millions of us make resolutions at this time of year to help us become fitter, happier and more productive people. New Year is a great opportunity to make changes…...

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News digest – ‘genetic chaos’, cancer screening, ‘weekend warriors’, personalised medicine and… Nutella?

Anne Li                            1/29/17   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on reducing the ability of cancer cells to spread, glioblastoma, improved screening tests for cervical and bowel cancer, breast screening, genetic chaos, tobacco…...

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Live from inside the human body: robots, blue dye and bowel cancer

Anne Li                                     1/29/17   In a world first, we’ve just broadcast a colonoscopy live on TV with Channel 4 to demystify and take the fear out of this procedure – a common…...

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Live from inside the human body: robots, blue dye and bowel cancer

Anne Li                                     1/29/17   In a world first, we’ve just broadcast a colonoscopy live on TV with Channel 4 to demystify and take the fear out of this procedure – a common…...

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Meet the scientists tackling brain tumours, investigating a cancer ‘master switch’ and much more

Anne Li                            1/29/17   Dr Stephen Tait, who works at our Beatson Institute in Glasgow, has found that treating cancer isn’t just about killing cancer cells – it’s also about how you kill them. Most cancer treatments…...

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The Global Economic Burden of Tobacco: An Interview with Dr. Mark Parascandola

Anne Li                                1/29/17   NCI recently released The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control, the latest in a series of monographs on tobacco use and tobacco control. Produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the…...

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New Drug Formulary Will Help Expedite Use of Agents in Clinical Trials

Anne Li                          1/29/17   The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today launched a new drug formulary (the “NCI Formulary”) that will enable investigators at NCI-designated Cancer Centers to have quicker access to approved and investigational agents for use in…...

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RESEARCHERS DISCOVER PROTEIN THAT PROTECTS AGAINST FATTY LIVER, THE MOST COMMON LIVER DISEASE IN WESTERN COUNTRIES

Anne Li                     1/29/17   A study, partly funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, reveals for the first time that the protein CPEB4 can prevent fatty liver disease. The results were published today in Nature Cell Biology. A team co-led by two Worldwide…...

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