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Younger screening aids cancer fight

Women with a heightened risk of breast cancer could benefit from being screened for the disease at a younger age, research suggests. Continue reading

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‘No evidence’ breast screening has cut cancer deaths

Breast cancer screening programmes have yet to show a reduction in the number of women who die from the disease, researchers said. Continue reading

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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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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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Cancer ignorance ‘isolates women’

Many women with secondary breast cancer feel isolated because the disease is widely misunderstood, a charity has said. Continue reading

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Fifth of breast cancer patient experience recurrence

More than one in five breast cancer patients (22.6%) will have recurrence of the disease, according to research published today. Continue reading

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Breast cancer drug increases life expectancy

A new wonder drug for one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer could allow women to survive with the disease for months longer. Continue reading

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400,000 screenings credited to ‘Jade effect’

More than 400,000 women had screenings for cervical cancer during the period in which Jade Goody was diagnosed and died of the disease, a study has revealed. Continue reading

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Protein links breast cancer to alcohol

New breast cancer research has revealed why the disease is linked to drinking alcohol. Continue reading

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