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A new report has revealed that the NHS Breast Screening Programme detected nearly 1,500 cases of the disease in 2008-09 in Scotland.

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Scottish breast screening programme detects 1,500 cases in 2008-09

Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office marks the launch of its Biotherapeutics Development Unit (BDU) today with the manufacture of its first product – an antibody for treating a range of cancers.

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Cancer Research UK launches medicine manufacturing hub for life-saving research

The amount of paperwork that primary care trusts (PCTs) have to fill out in order to be reimbursed for cancer drugs is so great that they may be missing out on millions of pounds, a report suggests.

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Report shows cost-sharing money not getting through

A new predictive marker which could help doctors to decide whether breast cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy has been identified by a team of scientists.

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New molecular marker could predict if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy

The government has announced a new £50 million fund to improve access to cancer drugs until the new Cancer Drugs Fund comes into effect in April 2011.

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£50m interim fund to improve access to cancer drugs

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline which should help to improve care for thousands of patients with advanced cancer that has spread from an unknown primary location.

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NICE guideline focuses on care for patients with cancer of unknown primary

Video: genital warts

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Video: genital warts

Three quarters of British adults support the removal of shop displays of tobacco (73 per cent) and a complete ban on cigarette vending machines (77 per cent) according to a new survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK this weekend.

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Huge public support to remove cigarette vending machines and tobacco displays in shops

Young people believe ‘behind the counter’ shop displays of cigarettes encourage smoking and are considered “cool, fun and attractive” according to new research published in Health Promotion Practice.

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Young people believe tobacco displays in shops encourage smoking

This week I’m not at my normal Tuesday boxing class. Instead, I’ve run up a killer hill for 45 minutes, done an hour of yoga and an hour of rebounding on tiny round trampolines and it’s only 10 in the morning, with still more to come. However, before anything else, it’s time for breakfast –

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Lucy’s boxing blog – the final workout!