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Two-thirds of NHS cancer targets to be scrapped by autumn

More than two-thirds of NHS cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn, the Government has confirmed.

Evening Standard

NHS cancer targets breached 1m times since Rishi Sunak became PM

Long waits in England for patients to see specialists, get diagnoses and start treatment

The Guardian - UK

Government confirms two-thirds of cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn

It is hoped the new targets will help diagnose and treat cancer faster

The Independent UK

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Study calls into question ‘safe’ levels of radiation exposure

Scientists found that people exposed to radiation through work may have a higher cancer risk than previously thought.

The Independent UK

New Jersey OKs slightly better settlement over polluted land where childhood cancer cases rose

New Jersey has accepted a revised settlement over chemical dumping that turned a Jersey Shore community into one of America’s most notorious toxic waste cleanup sites

The Independent UK

New service to help Brits test for cancer then see GP within minutes

Newfoundland rapid at-home test kits can test for bowel cancer and kidney disease

Evening Standard

World First: Breast Cancer Drug Helps Lung Cancer Patient

Advanced lung cancer patient passes out from acute hypoglycemia, given treatment that is a successful scientific breakthrough.

Zenger

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Woman who made bigoted slur at Glasgow Orange Walk march sentenced

A CHILD cancer survivor who made a bigoted slur and spat at police was shown mercy by a sheriff yesterday.

The National (Scotland)

Study: Current Models Overestimate Ashkenazi Breast Cancer Risk

Existing predictive models overstate the risks for Ashkenazi Jewish women of developing

Zenger

Father dies from the same rare disease that killed his children: Report

In a piece of shocking news, a Brazilian father has died of the same disease that took the lives of his three children. The 53-year-old succumbed to Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare hereditary condition that increases one's chance of developing cancer.

The Times of India

Vitamin D intake ‘may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%’ – study

The researchers looked at data from more than 400,000 people.

The Independent UK

Men who cycle, jog or swim could cut risk of nine cancers – study

Researches found men who regularly partake in these fitness activities had lower rates of disease.

The Independent UK

Cancer among military personnel linked to toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

Military personnel employed as firefighters found to have particularly elevated levels of forever chemicals

The Independent UK

Men can cut the risk of nine cancers with certain exercises, study finds

A person’s ability to do aerobic exercise plays a significant role in reducing their risk

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Patients could get cancer scans without GP referral, says Steve Barclay

Health secretary suggested patients could go directly to diagnostic test or clinician to ease ‘bottleneck’ in NHS system

The Guardian - UK

Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older, study shows

Data from more than 1 million males between 16 and 25 over five decades shows cardiorespiratory fitness can reduce risk up to 42%

The Independent UK

Men who cycle, jog or swim could cut risk of nine cancers, study finds

A person’s ability to do aerobic exercise plays a significant role in reducing their risk.

The Independent UK

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay

It is the latest proposal floated amid ongoing pressure on the health service.

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The Independent UK

Vitamin D intake ‘may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%’

Vitamin D deficiency is linked to an increased cancer mortality risk, particularly in relation to bowel, stomach, prostate, and lung cancers.

The Independent UK

A study of fracking's links to health issues will be released by Pennsylvania researchers

Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are preparing to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and pediatric cancer, asthma and poor birth outcomes

Reason

'This Is Not an Emergency'

How Florida prison officials let a man's prostate cancer progress until he was paralyzed and terminally ill.

The Independent UK

Father who lost three children to cancer dies of same disease

Cleveland Clinic states that ‘all people who have Li-Fraumeni syndrome have a 90 per cent chance of developing one or more types of cancer in their lifetimes’

The Guardian - AU

When oncologists like me rain bad tidings on patients, they need one thing above all

Returning cancer patients aren’t looking to be shielded from reality – they want to know you’ll remain steadfastly in their corner

The Texas Tribune

Even after Planned Parenthood stopped performing abortions, Texas is still trying to shut it down

Planned Parenthood has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down. But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat.

The Guardian - UK

Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened

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