Cancer Research UK - Science UpdateThe latest news, views and opinions from Cancer Research UKRadioactive polonium in cigarette smoke- August 29, 2008 Cigarette smoke has been called many things smelly, dangerous and cancer-causing for a start. But radioactive Yes, that too. Tobacco smoke contains a radioactive chemical element called polonium-210. Its the same substance that poisoned the Russian Alexander Litvinenko in London two years ago. Now, a new study reported in the Independent and to be published ...http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/08/29/radioactive-polonium-in-cigarette-smoke... Whats the point of funding cancer research- August 27, 2008 After reading through the comments on the kidney cancerNICE post, one question crops up again and again What is the point of donating money to cancer research if the resulting drugs are too expensive to give to patients This is a very good question, and one thats clearly rumbling around the public consciousness at the ...http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/08/27/whats-the-point-of-funding-cancer-resea... New hope for breast cancer patients- August 18, 2008 Heres another guest post by Science Information Officer Jo Peak. Over the last week, theres been a flurry of headlines concerning a study showing that a particular combination of commonly-used (and cheap) breast cancer drugs can halt cancer in its tracks. But do these findings offer new hope for thousands of breast cancer patients as ...http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/08/18/new-hope-for-breast-cancer-patients/ Do moisturisers cause skin cancer- August 14, 2008 Could the cosmetic products we use be harming our health in any way A while back, Henry neatly debunked the persistent myth that deodorants are linked to breast cancer. Today, another study comes out that turns the spotlight on another group of products moisturising creams. The study found that common moisturising creams can increase the ...http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/08/14/do-moisturisers-cause-skin-cancer/ |