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The simple test that could transform the lives of women with breast cancer

DNA analysis could help more than 15,000 women a year benefit from ‘precisely’ tailored care

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

Thousands of women with breast cancer may benefit from genetic tests – study

Whole genome sequencing is a technique that allows medics to looks at a person’s entire genetic code from a blood test.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

The Guardian view on calls to ban sunbeds: prevention in healthcare raises hard questions about risks

Editorial: Regulating unhealthy habits is difficult. But if ministers intend to reduce illness, clarity and courage will be required

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Nobel medicine prize: how a hidden army in your body keeps you alive – and could help treat cancer

The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine celebrates a discovery that answers one of medicine’s most profound questions: how does the immune system know when to attack, and when to stand down?

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025

One in three adults need alcohol to get on the dancefloor – but one group has less shame than others

The estimated lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is 14 per cent, which increases to 22 per cent in those who drink two glasses of wine a day

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

‘Striking’ new treatment for deadly prostate cancer could increase life expectancy

The new combination of drugs could increase life expectancy in what researchers called a ‘striking’ finding

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

New hope for prostate patients as study shows treatment can slow cancer growth

Patients with certain genetic mutations were found to have the most benefit from the combination of drugs.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

West End star Ben Lewis dies aged 46 after bowel cancer battle

The Australian actor, best known for playing The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, has been remembered as ‘one of the great humans’ following his death

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

The over-the-counter medication which could help reduce risk of skin cancer

A study has found that nicotinamide could help prevent the return of skin cancer

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025