Rise in Liver Cancer Diagnoses in UK Driven by Alcohol and Obesity
The British Liver Trust has warned that damage to the liver caused by alcohol and unhealthy lifestyles is leading to…
Cancer
Inaugural London Global Cancer Week
The inaugural London Global Cancer Week will launch at the Royal Society of Medicine on Monday 25 November. The week-long…
New Evolution-busting Drug Overcomes Resistance in Aggressive Breast Cancers
A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to…
Gut Bacteria “Fingerprint” Predicts Radiotherapy Side Effects
· First clinical study to show link between types of gut bacteria and radiotherapy-induced gut damage · Studying patients’ bacterial…
Olaparib Outperforms Targeted Hormone Therapy in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective than modern targeted hormone treatments at slowing progression and improving…
Light Activated Metal Catalyst Destroys Cancer Cells’ Vital Energy Source
New Iridium compounds effective towards killing cancer cells even without the presence of oxygen – expanding the range of tumours…
Precision Medicine for Children with Cancer
NHS pilot found half of children had mutations in their tumours that would be targetable by drugs available for adults…
Charity Calls for Specific Policy Target for Lowest Survival Rate Cancers
A newly published study (Lancet Oncology) reveals that cancer patients in the UK still face worse survival rates than other…
Cancer and Medicare – How Are You Covered?
Cancer is most prevalent in senior age groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were…
Researchers Develop Early Detection Test for Ovarian Cancer
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two…