Â£12m project to home in on the causes of breast cancer
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More than 100,000 women will be asked today to join a huge investigation into the causes of breast cancer. The study, the first in the world of its kind, will cost Â£12 million
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When it comes to funding the search for a cure for breast cancer, there&#39;s no shortage of Londoners willing to stand up and be counted.
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UK scientists uncover a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body, according to research.
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Scientists are homing in on the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease.
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A charity is warning obesity could be the cause of 12,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK by 2010.
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In an effort to find new ways to prevent breast cancer, two British cancer organizations called for the help of 100,000 volunteers to participate in a lifelong breast cancer study.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.
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The costs associated with having breast cancer can amount to thousands of pounds, a charity says.
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UK scientists on Tuesday said they are  looking at new ways of using soybeans as the key weapon to  combat breast cancer.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S first national action plan on breast cancer research was launched in Sydney today, advocating changes to research on the disease.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a  genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and  said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients  who have it.
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Women at the highest levels of hereditary risk for breast cancer should be offered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening, a new study recommends.
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British women who have had breast cancer can now have a new treatment which has been found to prevent the disease returning and to prolong survival.
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A UK study is recruiting 100,000 women to investigate the causes of breast cancer. Nicola Roche explains. Breast cancer remains the UK&#39;s most common cancer in women, with more than 40,000 women diagnosed each year.
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Using computers to read mammograms can significantly speed up the detection of breast cancer, according to UK research.
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A study of more than 117,000 Danish women provides the most convincing evidence yet of a link between a girl&#39;s growth rate and her risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
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New findings suggest a benefit in consulting a team of specialists after a breast cancer diagnosis.