2012 Archive
Drug developers welcome NICE guidance on abiraterone - 16 May 2012
New understanding of breast cancer genes and mutations - 16 May 2012
Leading prostate cancer researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences - 10 May 2012
Next-generation “epigenetic” cancer pill shown to be safe - 01 May 2012
Combining prostate cancer drugs could delay drug resistance, study finds - 01 May 2012
Scientists find DNA variants linked with childhood kidney cancer - 29 Apr 2012
Existing drugs could treat smokers’ lung cancer - 26 Apr 2012
Protein ‘block’ kills childhood cancer cells - 23 Apr 2012
Men with “breast cancer gene” four times more likely to get prostate cancer - 21 Apr 2012
Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy halves risk of bladder cancer returning - 18 Apr 2012
Gene linked to oestrogen levels and breast cancer risk in younger women - 05 Apr 2012
$10 million boost for efforts to personalise prostate cancer treatment - 05 Apr 2012
BBC documentary Horizon takes on cancer - 03 Apr 2012
Trials show promise of human virus to treat head and neck cancer patients - 01 Apr 2012
Scientists honoured at the AACR conference - 01 Apr 2012
Combining skin cancer drug with diabetes treatment almost doubles its ability to halt tumours - 31 Mar 2012
Test for single genetic fault can predict child cancer patient survival - 26 Mar 2012
Team wins prestigious global award for cancer drug success - 22 Mar 2012
Targeted skin cancer drug launches in UK - 14 Mar 2012
ICR-discovered drug abiraterone shows success in earlier-stage prostate patients - 14 Mar 2012
Antidepressant shows promise as cancer treatment - 11 Mar 2012
Study offers reassurance to leukaemia patients - 06 Mar 2012
Hereditary breast cancer: genetic code unravelled - 24 Feb 2012
New MRI technique predicts treatment response for neuroendocrine cancer patients - 17 Feb 2012
Hundreds more breast cancer patients should be tested for BRCA1 gene - 15 Feb 2012
Report reveals year of research success - 02 Feb 2012
Prostate cancer drug shows impressive new Phase III trial results - 01 Feb 2012
Women with faulty BRCA genes more likely to survive ovarian cancer - 24 Jan 2012
Musculoskeletal side–effects from breast cancer treatment are not long term - 20 Jan 2012
Scientists unravel cause of second cancer arising from targeted treatment - 18 Jan 2012
Scientist wins prestigious fellowship - 10 Jan 2012
