In brief

Cancer deaths fall in Europe: Nearly 1.3 million people in Europe will die from cancer in 2011, a study in Annals of Oncology predicts (doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq774). Its estimates show a fall from the 2007 figures in the overall number of deaths from cancer in men (down by 7%) and women (down 6%), but it highlights areas of concern, particularly a rising incidence of lung cancer in women.

GP is removed from drug advisory committee: …