26 h. ago Covid jab sparks immune response to fight cancer, study finds

Discovery could be ‘significant step’ towards universal cancer vaccine

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41 h. ago Colon cancer is the ONLY cancer rising dramatically in young people, major study suggests

A major new global analysis involving 42 countries, has found colon cancer is the only form of the disease to have solely surged in the under 50s.

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47 h. ago Simple blood test can pick up cancer cases in ‘false positive’ patients – study

The Galleri blood test by Grail can be given annually and looks for the DNA ‘fingerprint’ of more than 50 deadly cancers.

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5 d. ago Baby diagnosed with rare cancer during screening in groundbreaking study

The study will help inform the Government’s long-term ambition to offer genomic sequencing to all newborns

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6 d. ago Cancer breakthrough as nanoparticle vaccine could stop it growing and spreading, study finds

Scientists have developed a new vaccine that could reduce or even stop cancer in its tracks, but the drug hasn’t been trialled on humans just yet

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1 week ago Common medication taken by millions of Brits could slash risk of deadly stomach cancer by 30%

MEDICATION taken by millions of Brits could reduce the risk of deadly stomach cancer by up to 30 per cent, a study shows. The findings suggest hormonal changes could be linked to cancer development, Karolinska Institute scientists said. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) replaces falling hormone levels - mainly oestrogen and progesterone - during menopause to...

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1 week ago Scientists discover surprising trigger behind bladder cancer

Research has long suggested that the condition, which strikes over 10,000 Britons every year, is up to four times more common among men.

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2 w. ago Thousands of women with breast cancer may benefit from genetic tests – study

Whole genome sequencing is a technique that allows medics to looks at a person’s entire genetic code from a blood test.

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2 w. ago New hope for prostate patients as study shows treatment can slow cancer growth

Patients with certain genetic mutations were found to have the most benefit from the combination of drugs.

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2 w. ago Microplastics could increase the risk of bowel cancer and depression, first human

Experts today, who labelled the findings 'significant', said it was the first human study showing microplastics could alter the human gut microbiome.

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3 w. ago Covid vaccines 'might raise the risk of cancer', contentious study claims

The link between Covid jabs and cancer has previously been dismissed by academics and oncologists after claims it had led to 'turbo cancers'.

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3 w. ago Women that miss first breast cancer screening face 40% higher risk of death, study finds

Not attending the very first mammogram screening offered was linked to a much higher risk of dying from breast cancer according to a new study

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3 w. ago Women 40 per cent more likely to die from breast cancer if they miss first screening appointment, study reveals

Those who failed to attend their first check were also less likely to accept future invitations, reducing the odds of tumours being found early.

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3 w. ago New cancer cases worldwide could rise by 61% by 2050 – study

There are nearly 1,100 new cancer cases every day in the UK.

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