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Tamoxifen-class drugs cut breast cancer risk by more than third

A type of drug known as selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) cuts incidences of breast cancer by 38% in women at increased risk of the disease, new research has revealed. Continue reading

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Fears older patients missing out on bladder cancer ops

Experts have raised concerns that older bladder cancer patients are not being given treatments that could cure their disease. Continue reading

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Parkinson’s sufferers ‘face abuse’

Parkinson’s disease sufferers are being subjected to “intolerable levels of prejudice”, a charity has warned, after it was found that two in five of those afflicted with the disease have experienced discrimination because of their symptoms. Continue reading

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Cancer drug may extend life for women with advanced breast cancer

Breast cancer charities have welcomed a new drug which can extend the life of some women who have an advanced form of the disease. Continue reading

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Bid to tackle gonorrhoea launched

Cases of “untreatable gonorrhoea” has soared 25% in a year as experts warn the disease is becoming more resistant to treatment. Continue reading

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Training starts for one million ‘dementia friends’

A scheme to train a million “dementia friends” to learn how to spot signs of the disease and support sufferers is being launched today. Continue reading

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Lung cancer pill ‘a leap forward’

A personalised lung cancer pill launched on Monday offers new hope to sufferers of a rare form of the disease. Continue reading

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Low vitamin D levels may increase breast cancer risk

A review of breast cancer data by scientists in the US has established a causal link between the disease and vitamin D deficiency. Continue reading

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Thousands now surviving childhood cancer

Tens of thousands of people who developed cancer as a child have survived the disease, according to a charity’s data. Continue reading

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Cancer nurses face ‘internal conflict’ on end of life care

Cancer nurses often face an internal conflict between their need to help patients fight their disease and preparing them for the possibility of “letting go”, a small study shows. Continue reading

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