People diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer can double their chances of survival over five years if they stop smoking compared with those who continue to smoke, a new review has found. Researchers at the University of Birmingham analysed results of ten studies that measured the effect of quitting smoking after diagnosis of lung cancer on [...]

Despite the implementation of a national cancer plan, social factors still strongly influence access to and the provision of care delivered by NHS hospitals in England, a new study has found. The NHS Cancer Plan was published in 2000 to improve outcomes overall and to reduce health inequalities, in part through greater equity of access [...]

Radiotherapy for breast-cancer patients, given as a lower overall dose in fewer higher doses, does not seem to increase adverse symptoms or result in worse body image compared with the international standard treatment, according to a new study. The results add to the evidence that shorter hypofractionated radiotherapy schedules do not cause more side effects [...]

Contrary to previous hypotheses, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) does not appear associated with risk of squamous cell skin cancer, according to a new report. Laboratory studies of cells and animals have indicated that NSAIDs protect against squamous cell carcinomas. However, while some studies have examined the associations between NSAIDs and other types [...]

An analysis of genetic and clinical data for nearly 800 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has identified differences in genetic characteristics that are associated with age- and sex-specific patterns of increased or decreased recurrence-free survival, a new study has found. Researchers examined clinically relevant differences in the underlying biology of NSCLC based on [...]

The incidence of a certain type of gastric cancer has declined in the last 30 years for all age groups and races, except for whites aged 25 to 39 years of age, according to a new study. Researchers analysed US population-based age-specific data for noncardia gastric cancer, using data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, [...]

Patients who have gastric cancer surgery followed by chemotherapy have an associated decreased risk of death and improved disease-free survival compared to patients who have surgery alone, according to a new French-led analysis of previous studies. Researchers assessed the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy quantitatively through a meta-analysis based on individual patient data from all relevant [...]