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…
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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…
Look Good Feel Better
Finding out you have cancer is traumatic and daunting and the added stress of the appearance related side-effects can feel…
Cancer – One Minute Medical School
What is cancer? How is it caused? Can it be prevented? https://youtu.be/jleWXuRuE0Y
Gene fusion in bladder and brain cancer
"Sometimes chromosomes can break and get reattached to a different one in an unusual way. This results in a fusion…
September 2017 meetings at the RSM
September 2017 meetings at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Tuesday 5 September: Registration 08:15 Microbiome in cancer and…
Five reasons to quit caffeine..and five reasons not to!
It’s clear that our caffeine levels are creeping up and up. Whether it’s a latte on the way to work…
Cancer – a story that concerns every one of us
One in every two people is going to get cancer in the UK so it’s a story that concerns every…
Amazing dogs changing lives for the better
Over the last 10 years, since I founded the charity Medical Detection Dogs, I have seen for myself what things…
Pills to pop before breakfast
Proton pump inhibitors, which suppress acid production in the stomach, are widely prescribed for heartburn. The usual advice is to…
Protecting young skin from UV radiation
With summer fast approaching, children’s skin is particularly vulnerable to the effects of UV radiation, says consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali…
March of the Men
March of the Men is a month-long campaign run by Anthony Nolan, the blood cancer charity, which seeks to recruit…