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New Marker for Prostate Cancer
Faster Chemo Increases Neuroblastoma Survival
Chemotherapy given with shorter intervals between treatments than conventional chemotherapy increases survival rates by two thirds in children with high-risk neuroblastoma, according to a study published in the Lancet Oncology* today (Tuesday).
Brain Tumour Gene Link Found
Clue to Cancer Drug Resistance Uncovered
New Prostate Cancer Genetic Risk Factors
Protein's Role in Drug Resistance
Leukaemia Stem Cells Found
A breakthrough study of identical twins has for the first time confirmed the existence of cancer stem cells that cause the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) – backing evidence that this childhood cancer starts in the womb.
New Breast Cancer Trial Launched
Knighthood for Ex-deputy Chairman
Award for Radiological Physicist
Bowel Cancer Gene Triples Risk