Pancreatic cancer: lending a listening ear
'Many of the people who call our helpline are distressed and anxious. We welcome anyone affected by pancreatic cancer and…
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HPV and mouth cancer
Mouth cancer kills nearly 2000 people in the UK each year. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) of which there are over…
How do you cure cancer that has spread?
The holy grail in oncology is ‘how do you cure cancer that as spread?’ At the moment, all types of…
Why the PSA test is not pointless
The PSA test has long been considered the first line of defence against prostate cancer. A simple blood test, it…
Treating aggressive brain tumours
A study led by myself and my colleague Dr Sandrine Willaime-Morawek, lecturer in Stem Cells and Brain Repair at the…
The faster they run
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood with a high mortality rate, partly due to the fact that leukaemia cells…
The global cancer fightback
High-income countries (defined by the World Bank as Gross National Income in dollars per capita per year), such as the…
Europe’s oldest operating theatre
A massive leap forward in medical technology took place in the mid 20th century. The most significant change in the…
Orphans of brain cancer
Thirty years ago, being diagnosed with breast cancer was seen by many as a death sentence. Look how far we…
Looking for lung cancer
Lung cancer has very few symptoms at early stage and many people dismiss it as a possibility. We know that…
Screen and treat for HepB
Hepatitis B is a devastating virus that infects around 250 million people worldwide and is endemic proportions in parts of…
Next generation dreaming
As someone who has watched a close relative go through the experience of receiving chemotherapy, it is not something that…