Cancer news

Cancer news


Majority of women with ovarian cancer face diagnosis delays - 26 Aug 09More than half of women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed early enough because their symptoms are not always investigated promptly, scientists have warned.



Tamoxifen may raise risk of aggressive tumours - 26 Aug 09US scientists have found that while the breast cancer drug tamoxifen reduces the risk of a common form of the disease returning, it may increase the chances of developing a more aggressive second tumour.



Treatment for 'the bends' could help cancer patients - 25 Aug 09A technique that is used to treat divers with decompression sickness, or 'the bends', could benefit cancer patients who are receiving radiotherapy, experts believe.



Young people's cancer treatment 'improving' - 25 Aug 09Improved survival rates among 15 to 24-year-old cancer patients suggest that treatment is progressing, according to new research.



Scientists shed light on role of genes in smokers' lung cancer - 23 Aug 09UK scientists have provided more evidence that inherited genetic changes increase the risk of lung cancer in people who smoke.