I was 44 and no blood just bloating. Did a stool sample - came out negative. Six months later stool narrow .Told family dr something wasnt right.Did another
Cancer Research UK today reveals the shocking level of ignorance about smoking and cancer among the UK public in a comprehensive new survey of more than 4000 people.
A GROUP of cancer campaigners covered their faces in plain packaging outside the Houses of Parliament today in support of Cancer Research UK’s latest campaign, ‘The answer is plain’.
The campaign is calling on the Government to pass legislation that will require all tobacco products to be sold in plain, standardised packaging - giving health warnings more impact and putting an end to the tobacco industry’s packet racket.
Older people who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, according to an international review of several studies covering more than 70,000 people.read more
Nearly two-thirds of overweight Britons say they are struggling to find the drive to lose weight despite the vast majority knowing it increases their risk of cancer – according to a new Cancer Research UK report* published today.
On a colonoscopy I was diagnosed with a flat tubular adenoma with mild dysplasia. I thought that tubular was one type of adenoma and flat described another
Around 8,000 cancer deaths in Britain each year are linked to occupations - especially those where asbestos, diesel engine fumes or shift work is involved - a new study shows today. This equates to around 5 per cent of all cancer deaths in Britain.
Survival rates for women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer are improved if decisions are made as part of a healthcare team rather an individual doctor, according to a new study.
I lost my father through sigmoid carcinoma - he was 55. I am worried as for the past 4 months have been experience IBS symptoms, sudden onset, loose stools
My husband had stage III colorectal cancer. He had chemo and radiation before surgery; a total abdominal perineal resection, followed by 4 months of chemo
Patients who attend bowel screening are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage - when there is a better chance of survival - than those who wait until they have symptoms of the disease.
A promising type of cancer treatment called viral therapy avoids detection by the body's immune system and reaches tumours by 'piggybacking' on blood cells.
Cancer Research Technology Ltd (CRT), the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, and BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) announced today that they have entered a collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London, to identify new therapeutic antibodies in oncology.
Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office (DDO) has joined forces with academia and industry to open a clinical trial that will test an experimental drug from AstraZeneca called AZD4547 in combination with standard chemotherapy to treat a group of patients with advanced stomach or oesophageal cancer.
Repeated CT scans during childhood can increase the risk of developing brain tumours or leukaemia in later life, research from the UK, US and Canada suggests.
Counting the number of cancer cells in blood samples taken before and after treatment for advanced neuroendocrine tumours could provide a 'snapshot' of how well patients are responding within weeks of starting treatment, according to results from a study being presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology cancer conference today (Monday).
I told the doctor that I am cold all the time. I am anemic. I also have lower abdominal pain. My dad had colon cancer. She scheduled me for a colonscopy.
Patricia: Our family has survived cancer together. Randy and I had been married only short time and we had two young sons when our battle against cancer