Diagnosis - A to Z

Diagnosis is a sub-category of Research and trials and Detecting cancer

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• How is cancer detected?
• Our policy on detecting cancer early

• News story: DNA sequencing matches cancer patients to clinical trials
  30 November 2011
• Press Release: Bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers show biggest improvement in diagnosis time
  8 November 2011
• News story: Genetic fault behind rare cancer uncovered
  31 August 2011
• News story: Current UK system of Barrett's oesophagus monitoring 'not cost effective'
  20 June 2011
• Press Release: Late breast cancer diagnosis in elderly leads to poor survival
  16 February 2011
• News story: New European guidelines on bowel cancer screening and diagnosis
  8 February 2011
• Press Release: Relatives of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other cancers
  29 September 2010
• Press Release: Cell test could predict DCIS breast cancer recurrence
  30 June 2010
• Press Release: Men should be warned of possible distress of prostate cancer testing
  7 April 2010
• Press Release: Ten minute talk boosts breast cancer awareness six fold
  8 October 2009

• News story: Ovarian cancer 'is not detectable' in the blood for years
  16 November 2011
• Press Release: Poor people more likely to view cancer as fatal
  6 October 2011
• News story: Gene test helps identify precancerous pancreatic cysts
  26 July 2011
• News story: Team at Cambridge MRC Cancer Cell Unit wins innovation prize
  6 June 2011
• Press Release: Gene test could solve prostate cancer riddle and spare thousands from surgery
  9 February 2011
• News story: One in four cancers 'detected late'
  15 November 2010
• Press Release: Calcium deposits could improve breast cancer diagnosis
  15 September 2010
• Press Release: Broken cell 'stopwatch' could lead to blood test to signal how fast leukaemia will progress
  10 June 2010
• Press Release: Cancer Research UK shocked by survival study
  1 December 2009
• Press Release: Targeted breast cancer messages for ethnic minority women urgently needed
  7 October 2009