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|  | Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have conducted a study into a new jet injection system that has the potential to significantly improve skin cancer treatment . The needle-free system... |
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|  | Scientists are confident that the new cervical cancer treatments being developed will help to bring the global problem under control. The second most common form of the disease in women across the... |
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|  | New research has shown that nutrients from Hass avocados can prevent the development of oral cancer, a finding that may one day lead to a new cancer treatment . Scientists from Ohio State University... |
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|  | New research has shown that lung tissue can be permanently damaged by smoking, meaning that smokers who have quit still stand the possibility of getting lung cancer. The study, from the British... |
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|  | The government is introducing legislation requiring tobacco manufacturers to print graphic images on cigarette packets in a move designed to reduce smoking rates and cut the number of people requiring... |
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|  | Compounds found in garlic may provide a new brain cancer treatment , researchers have said. A study has revealed that organo-sulphur compounds may be able to kill brain cancer cells and help to combat... |
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|  | New figures from Cancer Research UK have revealed that the number of cancers related to excessive alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity have risen sharply. Rates of mouth, womb and kidney cancers... |
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|  | Researchers have found evidence to suggest that colon cancer may be a disease of hormone deficiency, meaning that hormone replacement therapy could be used as an effective cancer treatment . Writing... |
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|  | A new cancer treatment is being trialled which may benefit patients with a form of the disease commonly found among transplant patients. Around a tenth of organ transplant patients are at risk... |
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|  | Cancer Research UK has described new statistics on waiting times for cancer treatment in Scotland as "disappointing". The charity's comments follow the publication of the latest Cancer... |
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|  | A new study has potentially paved the way for a new cancer treatment after researchers found that the colour-causing compounds in many fruits and vegetables may contain anti-cancer properties.... |
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|  | New research has found the UK's cancer treatment severely lacking, with childhood cancer survival rates lagging behind the rest of Europe. According to researchers, children with cancer in the UK have... |
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|  | Eating plenty of broccoli and cauliflower may reduce the need for prostate cancer treatment , researchers have said. A study involving 1,300 men found that greater consumption of dark green vegetables... |
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|  | Survival rates for most cancers have improved in England between 1999 and 2004, new figures have revealed. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there have been... |
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|  | A bowel cancer patient has won a High Court ruling, meaning that she will now have access to a controversial cancer treatment . Victoria Otley paid £15,000 for private treatment after her local... |
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|  | Men are often so afraid about the implications of prostate cancer that they put off visiting a doctor, even if they are experiencing telltale symptoms, research has found. A study conducted by... |
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|  | Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to research into cancer treatment , has announced that people who use a self-testing kit may be significantly less likely to die from bowel cancer. These kits... |
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|  | A new study has linked low cholesterol levels induced by drugs such as statins to cancer, US scientists have revealed. The research undertaken on over 41,000 patients found one additional incident of... |
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|  | Drinkers who enjoy a daily pint of beer may be more likely to need bowel cancer treatment , scientists from Cancer Research UK have found. The Epic study, funded by Cancer Research UK, the Medical... |
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|  | Surgeons administering cancer treatment may be assisted by a new 'tumour paint', which helps to identify cancer cells. Scientists at the Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and Fred... |
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|  | The number of Britons requiring skin cancer treatment may well be set to increase, following research which suggests more than a third do not apply sunscreen before sunbathing. A survey by the... |
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|  | Cancer treatment could be more effective due to the use of nanoparticles, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Mexico have concluded that biopsies may be more accurate and... |
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|  | Many patients are being let down by NHS guidelines on cancer treatment , according to a new study. Research from BMJ Online First has raised concerns that the 'two-week wait rule' for cancer treatment... |
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|  | Breast cancer in males is very rare but men need to be aware of their health so that they can receive timely cancer treatment if necessary, a charity has said. For every man that is diagnosed with... |
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|  | Patients hoping to take a cancer treatment for advanced kidney cancer will be forced to seek private treatment if they live north of the border, it has been revealed. The Scottish Medicines Consortium... |
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|  | UK scientists have discovered that genetically modified skin cells could be used as a cancer treatment . Researchers at University College London conducted a study using mice to discover if their skin... |
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|  | Patients with HIV/AIDS or who have undergone a kidney transplant have a much greater risk of developing certain cancers, a research paper has revealed. Researchers from the University of New South... |
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|  | Biomedical engineers have developed a new, minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatment which is about to be trialled on patients. The new process has been developed by Dr Rafael Davalos of Virginia... |
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|  | County Donegal in Ireland could soon have a new private hospital , which would provide a new facility for cancer treatment . Private healthcare consortium Northwest Healthcare is reportedly applying... |
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|  | The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has recommended a novel funding scheme which would mean patients no longer have to pay for the cancer treatment Velcade. Nice has... |
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