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215 articles
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New blood test that could quickly predict if breast cancer drug palbociclib will be effective in patients
Thursday 1 March 2018
A new study, funded by the Medical Research Council and Breast Cancer Now, has found that a new blood test for...
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Breast Cancer Now responds to early research using stem cells to develop ‘cancer vaccine’
Thursday 15 February 2018
A study by scientists at Stanford University has reported that a ‘cancer vaccine’ is able to prime the immune...
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Breast Cancer Now responds to study suggesting possible link between 'ultra-processed' foods and breast cancer risk
Thursday 15 February 2018
An observational study published today in The BMJ has suggested a possible association between intake of highly...
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Study suggests new ‘cancer-fighting nanorobots’ could effectively shrink breast tumours
Tuesday 13 February 2018
In an international collaboration, scientists at Arizona State University and...
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Study suggests reducing levels of amino acid asparagine could stop breast cancer spreading
Wednesday 7 February 2018
An international research team including scientists from the Cancer Research UK...
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Breast Cancer Now responds to analysis that breast cancer death rate is down 10% in five years
Saturday 3 February 2018
Analysis released by Cancer Research UK ahead of World Cancer Day (Sunday 4 February) has today shown that breast...
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Breast Cancer Now responds to figures showing prostate cancer has become 'the third biggest cancer killer in the UK'
Friday 2 February 2018
Statistics released by leading charity Prostate Cancer UK have today shown that the...
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We respond to a new study suggesting high body fat is associated with increased breast cancer risk
Monday 29 January 2018
New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s ‘Obesity and...
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Breast Cancer Now responds to NICE’s new draft guidance for the treatment and care of patients with early breast cancer
Wednesday 24 January 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published new...
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Major new study suggests exposure to light at night while sleeping does not increase breast cancer risk
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Prospective analysis of 105,866 UK women from our Generations Study finds no...