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Drosophila could help personalise cancer treatments

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Specially created animal 'cancer avatars' could personalise treatments

Flies, fish and mice are being developed into “cancer avatars” that carry the unique traits of a person’s cancer and help doctors choose which drugs to use

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Rise in colon cancer seen in under-50s

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Olivia Rossanese outside the unfinshed Cancer Drug Discovery Centre

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Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery to focus on anti-evolution treatments

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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Genetically modified virus may shrink incurable brain cancers

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Genetically modified virus may shrink incurable brain cancers

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HPV immunisation

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Scotland's HPV vaccine linked to 'near elimination' of cervical cancer

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Cancer cells

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Spread of cancers halted by smart bacteria that trigger immune attack

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sun umbrellas on beach

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Too much sunscreen? Why avoiding the sun could damage your health

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The HIV virus infects immune cells

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Landmark HIV case may be the second person ever to be ‘cured’

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Bacteria

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A gut bacteria toxin that damages DNA may be involved in bowel cancer

People with bowel cancer often have higher levels of certain toxic-producing bacteria. The toxin has now been shown to damage DNA in gut cells in mice

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Annual screening for high-risk women in their 30s finds breast cancers

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Recommended gap between smear tests could increase thanks to HPV test

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Confused about cancer? Here's what we really do know about its causes

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Should we rename some cancers to make them sound less scary?

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