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  1. Press Release: 5,200 classrooms of UK kids start smoking every year

    22 Feb 2012

    Every year around 157,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking - that's enough to fill 5,200 classrooms or make up nearly 14,000 junior football teams.

  2. News story: Study uncovers types of ovarian cancer linked to endometriosis

    21 Feb 2012

    The link between endometriosis and a slightly increased risk of ovarian cancer has been confirmed in a US study.

  3. Press Release: Drug combination domino effect destroys pancreatic cancer cells

    20 Feb 2012

    Cancer Research UK scientists have revealed how a combination of two very different drugs - currently being tested in clinical trials - amplifies the destruction of pancreatic cancer cells, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, today.

  4. News story: Charities slam tobacco packaging report

    20 Feb 2012

    Anti-smoking campaigners have criticised claims that plain packaging for cigarettes will have no public health benefit.

  5. Press Release: Cancer Research UK welcomes prostate cancer drug approval in Wales

    20 Feb 2012

    Cancer Research UK welcomes the news that the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has made prostate cancer drug abiraterone available on the NHS, paving the way for NICE to make a positive ruling when they publish their final guidance in May.