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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.
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21 Feb 2012
The link between endometriosis and a slightly increased risk of ovarian cancer has been confirmed in a US study.
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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.
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20 Feb 2012
Anti-smoking campaigners have criticised claims that plain packaging for cigarettes will have no public health benefit.
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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.





