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Monday, 9th November 2009

Bowel cancer

Secret wait for cancer patients CANCER patients are still waiting as long as a year to get life-saving hospital treatment, despite ministers' claims waiting time targets are being met.

A pint raises risk of liver and bowel cancer by 20% DRINKING just one pint of beer a day increases the risk of liver and bowel cancer by a fifth, experts warned yesterday.

New bowel cancer gene discovered A PREVIOUSLY unknown genetic defect linked to bowel cancer has been discovered that may pave the way to new drug treatments. Scientists believe the gene, CDK8, plays a role in many forms of colon cancer.

Cancer patients will be allowed to mix NHS and private treatments PATIENTS should be allowed to pay privately for cancer drugs and still keep their free NHS care in certain cases, the Scottish Government indicated yesterday.

Bowel cancer home test kits 'will save lives' in Lothians

Grant of £105,000 offers new hope for patients with bowel cancer

Dying cancer patient wins battle to get NHS funding for treatment

Simple test 'spots early signs of bowel cancer'

Two genes linked to greater risk of bowel cancer

Scots home 'lets English access cancer drugs'

A&E U-turn 'puts cancer care at risk'

Daily drink 'worsens risk of bowel cancer'

Bowel cancer testing kit could save thousands of lives

GPs' chief warns £13m health fund may be lost

Bowel cancer testing for all over-50s will save 150 lives a year

Bowel cancer screening drive 'set to save 150 lives a year'

Cancer patients' mortgage fight

Why I want you to get behind Maggie's focus

Visitors to Maggie's Cancer centre double in five years

Cancer patients 'will have to pay for drugs'

Drop in NHS bowel cancer waiting times

Scots cancer victims face deadly delays in treatment

Top cancer charities join campaign to make all life-saving drugs free

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