Does research improve clinical care?
Most people would agree that research is necessary to improve clinical care: research tells us which treatments and services work,…
Cancer
Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year 2017 Finalist: Paul Sutton
On Thursday 23 November five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year.…
Drug thwarts the growth of solid tumours
By stimulating a patient’s immune system, a drug already in use to treat a blood disorder can thwart the growth…
Pancreatic cancer research
https://youtu.be/HJcB3HkkM3I The third Thursday of November is World Pancreatic Cancer Day – so in 2020 that's 19th November. On this day people across…
Prostate cancer treatment under pressure
The sheer number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer – 47,000 men were diagnosed with the disease in 2015…
Purple Alert for pancreatic cancer
Over a third of adults in the UK would not be worried if they had a few of the potential…
Thermotherapy breakthrough in cancer treatment
Thermotherapy (using heat) has long been used as a treatment method for cancer, but it is difficult to treat patients…
Cancer treatments giving false hope
‘A significant number of cancer treatments may have no benefit over existing treatments or a placebo,’ remarked a senior cancer…
Breast cancer – the latest advances
For many people, October represents cosy jumpers, falling leaves and a plethora of pumpkins. But for Breast Cancer Now, October…
Wear it pink
Earlier this year, hundreds of woman came together in solidarity, donning their pink wigs, to raise money for breast cancer…