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Frozen In Time: British Man's Body Cryopreserved In Hope of Future Revival
His body was packed in dry ice at a funeral home in London ahead of the journey to the Cryonics Institute (CI).
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British Indian Doctor To Undertake "Ground-Breaking" Cancer Vaccine Trial
A British Indian doctor is the chief investigator of a "ground-breaking" trial of a vaccine to treat early bowel cancer for patients worldwide, following a UK-Australia collaboration between scientists and doctors.
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UK Hospital Shocks Patients With Cancer Message Instead Of "Merry Christmas" Text
On Christmas Eve, patients at a British Medical Clinic in Yorkshire received the incorrect diagnosis of fatal lung cancer by text message.
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'Virtual Tumour' Model Could Offer New Treatment for Cancer, Say Researchers
British scientists have built a novel virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer that will help increase the understanding of cancer as well as in the search for new treatment.
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There Might Be A Cure For Cancer By 2018: Say Researchers
Scientists are developing an immune therapy based on blood cells from patients who have made "miracle" recoveries from cancer.
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Ian Toothill Becomes First Terminally-Ill Cancer Patient To Conquer Mount Everest
A 47-year-old British man with terminal cancer is believed to have become the first cancer patient to climb Everest, the world's highest mountain.
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FDA Lifts Hold On Astrazeneca Head And Neck Cancer Trials
The British drugmaker said on Tuesday that one of the late-stage Phase III trials had already re-opened for new patient enrolment and the second was expected to resume recruitment shortly.
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'Have You Ever Played Football With Aliens?' Isolated Cancer Patient Asks Astronaut
A five-year-old girl suffering from cancer received health tips from 'out of the world' when British astronaut Tim Peake told her tales of isolation on a special video call from the International Space Station.
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Magnesium Intake May Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer: Study
Taking magnesium supplements could help prevent pancreatic cancer, suggests a new study which found that every 100-milligrammes-per-day decrease in magnesium intake was linked to a 24 per cent increase in the occurrence of the deadly disease.
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British Cancer Boy Ashya King Heads for Treatment in Prague
Ashya King, the British cancer patient whose parents triggered an international hunt when they took him from Britain to seek alternative care, left a Spanish hospital on Monday headed for treatment in Prague, an AFP photographer said.
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Thousands Attend Service for British Cancer Patient Stephen Sutton
Thousands of mourners gathered at a British cathedral on Thursday to celebrate the life of a teenager who raised millions of pounds for cancer charities after people worldwide became absorbed by his "bucket list".
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Frozen In Time: British Man's Body Cryopreserved In Hope of Future Revival
His body was packed in dry ice at a funeral home in London ahead of the journey to the Cryonics Institute (CI).
-
British Indian Doctor To Undertake "Ground-Breaking" Cancer Vaccine Trial
A British Indian doctor is the chief investigator of a "ground-breaking" trial of a vaccine to treat early bowel cancer for patients worldwide, following a UK-Australia collaboration between scientists and doctors.
-
UK Hospital Shocks Patients With Cancer Message Instead Of "Merry Christmas" Text
On Christmas Eve, patients at a British Medical Clinic in Yorkshire received the incorrect diagnosis of fatal lung cancer by text message.
-
'Virtual Tumour' Model Could Offer New Treatment for Cancer, Say Researchers
British scientists have built a novel virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer that will help increase the understanding of cancer as well as in the search for new treatment.
-
There Might Be A Cure For Cancer By 2018: Say Researchers
Scientists are developing an immune therapy based on blood cells from patients who have made "miracle" recoveries from cancer.
-
Ian Toothill Becomes First Terminally-Ill Cancer Patient To Conquer Mount Everest
A 47-year-old British man with terminal cancer is believed to have become the first cancer patient to climb Everest, the world's highest mountain.
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FDA Lifts Hold On Astrazeneca Head And Neck Cancer Trials
The British drugmaker said on Tuesday that one of the late-stage Phase III trials had already re-opened for new patient enrolment and the second was expected to resume recruitment shortly.
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'Have You Ever Played Football With Aliens?' Isolated Cancer Patient Asks Astronaut
A five-year-old girl suffering from cancer received health tips from 'out of the world' when British astronaut Tim Peake told her tales of isolation on a special video call from the International Space Station.
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Magnesium Intake May Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer: Study
Taking magnesium supplements could help prevent pancreatic cancer, suggests a new study which found that every 100-milligrammes-per-day decrease in magnesium intake was linked to a 24 per cent increase in the occurrence of the deadly disease.
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British Cancer Boy Ashya King Heads for Treatment in Prague
Ashya King, the British cancer patient whose parents triggered an international hunt when they took him from Britain to seek alternative care, left a Spanish hospital on Monday headed for treatment in Prague, an AFP photographer said.
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Thousands Attend Service for British Cancer Patient Stephen Sutton
Thousands of mourners gathered at a British cathedral on Thursday to celebrate the life of a teenager who raised millions of pounds for cancer charities after people worldwide became absorbed by his "bucket list".
