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The good news is there’s no reason to be concerned about deodorants, bras, plastics and milk when it comes to breast cancer risk.

New research predicts that 2 in 3 cancers are ‘due to bad luck’, we look at why the story is a bit more complicated than that.

We explore how clinical trials are run, and hear from a patient about what it’s like taking part in a cancer clinical trial.

Recent research has reinforced the need for all women with ovarian cancer to receive genetic testing, but they aren’t. We explore why.

We explore a new revolutionary gene editing technology called CRISPR that’s taking labs by storm as scientists look to understand the genetics behind cancer.

Find out how, with thanks from Cancer Research UK scientists, bowel cancer treatment has “phenomenally” improved from when Nicola’s mother had the disease.

We look at the science behind media stories about a ‘simple blood test’ that apparently can ‘predict breast cancer’.

Following wide media coverage of a study linking eating large amounts of red meat and breast cancer, we explain why the evidence just isn’t there yet.

Cancer news often gets more attention if a celebrity has been diagnosed, but does this help raise awareness or can the celebrity angle do more harm than good?

There’s a lot more to do before we can say we’ve beaten cancer, but every now and then, it’s good…