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	<title>Cancer Research UK - Science Update</title>
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	<description>The latest news, views and opinions from Cancer Research UK</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Preventing breast cancer - the IBIS-II trial</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/15/preventing-breast-cancer-the-ibis-ii-trial/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/15/preventing-breast-cancer-the-ibis-ii-trial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Scowcroft</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a bit of a quiet week on the blog, so apropos of nothing much, here&#8217;s a little video we made about the IBIS-II trial that Professor Jack Cuzick&#8217;s running, with Cancer Research UK support.

Enjoy.
More info, and a transcript, here
More Cancer Research UK videos on YouTube here
Henry
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			<media:title type="html">Henry</media:title>
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		<title>Is this the start of the silly season?</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/11/is-this-the-start-of-the-silly-season/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/11/is-this-the-start-of-the-silly-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Scowcroft</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bowel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer myths]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environmental chemicals &amp; pollution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Physical activity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prostate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Apart from the red wine/breast cancer story Ed blogged about on Tuesday, a couple of other stories in the media this week had us wondering if these were the first signs of silly season taking hold this &#8216;summer&#8216;.
To kick off the week, the Independent on Sunday warned the nation about the toxic properties of the [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Henry</media:title>
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		<title>A &#8216;lethal weapon&#8217; in the search for new cancer treatments?</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/10/a-%e2%80%98lethal-weapon%e2%80%99-in-the-search-for-new-cancer-treatments/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/10/a-%e2%80%98lethal-weapon%e2%80%99-in-the-search-for-new-cancer-treatments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Arney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Treatment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chemotherapy &amp; Drugs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Genes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ovarian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prostate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scientific papers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded scientists working on an experimental treatment, initially thought to be helpful for only a minority of patients, have found evidence that it might be able to benefit many more people than first thought.
Although their name suggests an indigestion remedy rather than a chemotherapy, PARP inhibitors are part of a new generation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No, red wine doesn’t prevent breast cancer</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/08/no-red-wine-doesn%e2%80%99t-prevent-breast-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/08/no-red-wine-doesn%e2%80%99t-prevent-breast-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Yong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer myths]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Risks &amp; Causes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, we can all relax. According to the Daily Telegraph, “A glass of red wine a day could help to prevent breast cancer, a new study shows [emphasis ours].”
There are two fairly substantial problems with this conclusion. The first and most important, is that alcohol actually increases breast cancer risk - and all types of [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ed</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Red wine does not prevent breast cancer</media:title>
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		<title>Listen to our new podcast</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/03/listen-to-our-new-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/03/listen-to-our-new-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Arney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Treatment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chemotherapy &amp; Drugs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patient care]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prostate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quality of life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Womb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
In July’s podcast we hear about new clinical trials for treating prostate cancer and preventing womb cancer, discover how Cancer Research UK is pulling together crack teams of top scientists to solve some of the biggest scientific mysteries, and find out how our researchers are working on new ways to relieve pain for people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediterranean diet can protect against cancer</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/01/mediterranen-diet-protects-against-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/07/01/mediterranen-diet-protects-against-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Yong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bowel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the saying, we&#8217;re best advised to beware of Greeks bearing gifts. But if they&#8217;re bringing round something for dinner, it might be worth taking this advice with a pinch of salt. A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer provides strong evidence that cancer is less common amongst people who eat [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ed</media:title>
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		<title>I give up! A year since the smoking ban</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/30/i-give-up-a-year-since-the-smoking-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/30/i-give-up-a-year-since-the-smoking-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Scowcroft</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lung]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We normally avoid the first-person singular on this blog - Kat, Ed and I  are writing on behalf of Cancer Research UK, and it&#8217;s not  the place for personal rambles. But in this case we thought we&#8217;d make an  exception.
Because, to misappropriate a phrase, there&#8217;s no &#8216;I&#8217; in cancer, but there  [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Henry</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Stop!</media:title>
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		<title>Finding a &#8216;cure&#8217; for leukaemia</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/30/finding-a-cure-for-leukaemia/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/30/finding-a-cure-for-leukaemia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Peak</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Treatment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leukaemia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scientific papers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stem cells]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a guest post from Dr Jo Peak, one of the Science Information team at Cancer Research UK, about an interesting paper published recently.
Why is it so difficult to ‘cure cancer’? 
We often describe people who have been successfully treated for cancer as being &#8216;in remission&#8217; - but not &#8216;cured&#8217;. This is because, sadly, cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using breast cancer genes to improve screening</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/26/using-breast-cancer-genes-to-improve-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/26/using-breast-cancer-genes-to-improve-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Yong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK-funded research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gene-environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Genes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patient care]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve blogged before about the discovery of new prostate cancer genes. And indeed, gene-hunting is such an exciting and busy area of science that it’s likely to feature in the news more and more often. But what, you may wonder, is the point of these studies?
It’s common knowledge that a person’s risk of cancer is [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ed</media:title>
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		<title>What’s really causing childhood leukaemia?</title>
		<link>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/23/what%e2%80%99s-really-causing-childhood-leukaemia/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/06/23/what%e2%80%99s-really-causing-childhood-leukaemia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Arney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer in the news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancer myths]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Childhood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leukaemia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Risks &amp; Causes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scientific papers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Few issues are as emotive as that of childhood cancer.  It affects around 1,500 children under the age of 15 every year, and  - thanks to research - most children are now cured.   But  there is understandable concern among parents as to possible causes.    Could we be [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Little Star Childhood Cancer Survivor</media:title>
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