Category: Science blog February 13, 2019 8 comments
There’s no convincing evidence that artificial sweeteners increase cancer risk. But can they help weight loss? We take a look at the latest research.
Category: Science blog February 1, 2019 1 comment
We answer 5 common questions about heated tobacco products, from what’s in them and if they’re safe to whether they can help someone quit smoking.
Category: Science blog January 24, 2019 2 comments
Cervical cancer rates are predicted to fall following the introduction of HPV primary screening this year.
Category: Science blog January 23, 2019 4 comments
Three new teams funded through our Grand Challenge are about to embark on research projects focusing on the microbiome, faulty genes and chronic inflammation.
Category: Science blog January 14, 2019 6 comments
The results from the European EPIC have shaped our understanding of diet and cancer.
Category: Science blog November 16, 2018 15 comments
We don’t always know why never-smokers develop lung cancer, but the data suggests that genetics play a role, as well as environmental or occupational exposures.
Category: Science blog November 2, 2018 9 comments
US researchers have released a report linking high doses of the radiation given off by mobile phones to increased risk of heart tumours in male rats.
Category: Science blog October 23, 2018 28 comments
The world’s largest tobacco company has launched a campaign to encourage people in the UK to quit smoking tobacco. But if they really wanted to make that happen, they’d stop making cigarettes, says our senior policy manager.
Category: Science blog October 18, 2018 1 comment
The time it takes for cancer to develop will vary from tumour to tumour. But, on the whole, it’s slower than you might expect, as this science surgery post explains.
Category: Science blog September 24, 2018 11 comments
New figures suggest that obesity could top smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women by 2043. Here’s how we calculated them.
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