
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed a flurry of posts over the past month covering the 2009 NCRI Cancer Conference, which took place at the beginning of October. Such events are a fantastic opportunity to hear about the latest research and exciting new strategies to beat cancer...

Cancer Research UK's Little Star Awards, in partnership with TK Maxx, celebrate the courage of children who have been diagnosed with cancer. We are inviting parents, friends and relatives from across the UK to put forward the name of a Little Star for special recognition...

Over the years, it’s become apparent that certain viruses, bacteria and parasites can cause cancer, as exemplified by the Human papillomavirus, or HPV, which is implicated in cervical cancer and now subject of the new vaccination programme for teenage girls in the UK. ...

There are so many different types of cancer drugs coming into the clinic that it can sometimes be hard to keep up. Among the most exciting additions in the last decade are monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) – Herceptin and rituximab are two examples. Rituximab was the first mAb to be licensed in the UK. ...

You may have seen news this week that a batch of home test kits that allegedly screen for prostate cancer has been recalled, because they weren’t giving accurate results. ...

Cancer cells can invade their surrounding tissues and spread – or metastasise – to other parts of the body. Once this happens, cancer is much more difficult to successfully treat. In fact, it is estimated that around 9 out of 10 cancer deaths are due to cancer that has spread. Re...

Janet Seiles I lost my Mam in February and a very dear friend today. Rest in peace both of you, you will never be forgottenxx

Morag Robertson I lost my Dad in July to Lung Cancer. love you Dad x

Community Channel
 This November in the UK is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the UK's biggest cancer killer, yet it receives a mere 3% of all money spent on cancer research in this country.
All this week on Community Channel you can catch Cancer Research UK's Spotting Cancer Early lung cancer special. We've also got the full... programme up on our website, just follow the link.
For more information on lung cancer head to The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, the UK's only charity wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer.Read More
All this week on Community Channel you can catch Cancer Research UK's Spotting Cancer Early lung cancer special. We've also got the full... programme up on our website, just follow the link.
For more information on lung cancer head to The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, the UK's only charity wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer.Read More
Source: www.communitychannel.org
Community Channel makes you think again about the world around you, and inspires you to take action on the causes and issues that matter to you., Spotting Lung Cancer Early on Community Channel a film commissioned by Cancer Research UK

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