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We must continue to protect our children from smoking
A school kid puffing on a cigarette behind the bike sheds. Maybe it was once a rite of passage but now almost everyone – smokers and non-smokers alike – hate the idea of young people starting to smoke. Yet it … Continue reading →
22 Feb 2012
EU regulation must strike balance between safety and progress
“I’ve been on two clinical trials. The first one was a 14 month vaccine offered when my current treatment was beginning to fail. When this trial ended I took part in a second trial which produced horrendous side-effects. “However, it … Continue reading →
21 Feb 2012
News digest: Tasmanian devils, smoking bans, internet health info, and more
As ever, we’ve trawled the web for the week’s most interesting and important cancer research news. Click on the links for further information on any of the stories that catch your eye. Public smoking bans may also encourage smokers to … Continue reading →
18 Feb 2012
Harrys Helping Harry! Bringing hope for brain tumour research
This week sees the launch of our Harrys Helping Harry campaign to raise awareness and money for Help Harry Help Others, the fund set up by brave Harry Moseley to raise money for our research into brain tumours – the … Continue reading →
15 Feb 2012
Cancer information you can trust
The internet is awash with information for the public on health and medicine. For example, typing ‘cancer’ into Google can bring you hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of results – covering everything from scientific papers to posts on Twitter. … Continue reading →
15 Feb 2012