Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/cancer-leukaemia.html en-en Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:20:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/cancer-leukaemia.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080905/tuk-revealed-the-nhs-cash-lottery-45dbed5.html /skynews/20080905/r_t_skynews_uk/tuk-revealed-the-nhs-cash-lottery-45dbed5_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:20:00 +0000 New research has shown up large variations in how much the NHS spends on serious diseases. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080904/tuk-high-court-battle-for-cancer-drugs-45dbed5.html /skynews/20080904/r_t_skynews_uk/tuk-high-court-battle-for-cancer-drugs-45dbed5_2 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:48:00 +0000 A cancer sufferer with two months to live is in a High Court battle to get drugs that could extend his life by three years. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080903/thl-netherlands-health-nuclear-96993ab.html /afp/20080903/r_t_afp_hl_other/thl-netherlands-health-nuclear-96993ab_1 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:22:00 +0000 Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080903/thl-uk-cancer-prostate-acc9995.html /rtrs/20080903/r_t_rtrs_hl_medicine/thl-uk-cancer-prostate-acc9995_1 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:58:00 +0000 Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080902/tuk-schoolgirls-to-get-cervical-cancer-j-dba1618.html /itn/20080902/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-schoolgirls-to-get-cervical-cancer-j-dba1618_1 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:29:56 +0000 A programme to vaccinate schoolgirls against the virus which causes cervical cancer has begun. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080901/tuk-britain-health-cancer-scotland-a7ad41d.html /afp/20080901/r_t_afp_uk_britain/tuk-britain-health-cancer-scotland-a7ad41d_2 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:40:00 +0000 Schoolgirls in Scotland became the first in the country to get a jab against cervical cancer on Monday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080828/thl-uk-cancer-cervical-vaccines-acc9995.html /rtrs/20080828/r_t_rtrs_hl_medicine/thl-uk-cancer-cervical-vaccines-acc9995_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:20:00 +0000 New screening tests and effective vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the first time, researchers said on Thursday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080828/tuk-photo-saves-toddler-s-life-dba1618.html /itn/20080828/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-photo-saves-toddler-s-life-dba1618_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:35:02 +0000 A simple photo swap between two doting Mums has led to the diagnosis of cancer in a toddler's eye. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080826/tuk-fry-up-increases-cancer-risk-dba1618.html /itn/20080826/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-fry-up-increases-cancer-risk-dba1618_1 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:36:03 +0000 Scientists warned that eating a fry-up every morning could increase the risk of bowel cancer. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080825/tuk-cancer-experts-angry-over-patient-tr-dba1618.html /itn/20080825/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-cancer-experts-angry-over-patient-tr-dba1618_1 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:25:05 +0000 Leading UK cancer experts have accused a health watchdog of forcing patients to remortgage their homes to afford treatments. ITN