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Cancer Research UK - '20 Years On: How We’ve Decreased Cancer Death Rates'

Drugs linked to research by the charity are used to treat more than 125,000 people in England every year – that’s 3 out of every 4 people who receive cancer drugs in the NHS.

Targeting Variant Of Common Protein May Dramatically Boost Effectiveness Of Breast Cancer Treatment

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

Drug Combination Elicits Efficacious Anti-tumor Immunity Against Immunotherapy-resistant Cancers

Some patients still either don't respond to immunotherapy, or if they do, the effects are temporary, which highlights how crucial it is that we better understand the mechanisms leading to cancers resisting this kind of treatment.

First UK Proton Beam Therapy Trial For Breast Cancer Launches

It will help to determine whether proton beam therapy can help to deliver adequate doses of radiotherapy to breast tissue, while minimising off-target radiation delivered to the heart.

New Partnership To Boost Research Into Vaccines For Cancer

New cancer trials to begin using personalised treatment to save lives.

Peterborough City Hospital Bags Share Of £123 Million NHS Investment To Use AI For Breast Cancer Research

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is among five NHS Trusts set to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up breast cancer diagnosis.

Exposing Tumors To Bacteria Transforms Immune Cells To Fight Cancer

The team of scientists discovered that injecting inactivated samples of the Staphylococcus aureus microbe into the tumour microenvironment – the area surrounding the tumour – flips the protective function of neutrophils.

Cancer Vaccines – Where Are We?

Vaccinations (vaccines) have been a game changer in the medical world and human health. They’ve helped protect us from measles and mumps, polio, and most recently COVID-19. They’ve even eradicated smallpox, one of the deadliest diseases in human history. Can they do something similar for cancer?

Scientists Discover A New Way To Help Prevent Breast Cancer ‘time Bomb’

“This is an exciting stride forward in our understanding of advanced breast cancer – and how and why breast cancer cells form secondary tumours in the lungs."

Scientists Reveal A Potential New Approach To Treating Liver Cancer

A potential new approach against liver cancer that could lead to the development of a new class of anticancer drugs.

Interview With The Famous ChatGPT AI

We conducted this interview about AI with ChatGPT, and were very impressed with its ability to engage in convincing and informative natural language dialogue. See these amazing answers below:

A Small Patch Can Turn Quiet Or Silent Words Of A Stroke Patient Into Dialogue

Previously there haven't been many practical technological solutions to issues faced by stoke patients, but a new device developed in China could soon alleviate the literal and figurative pains of shouting to be heard.