cancer

Sugar and cancer, what you need to know

Posted in Medicine on 21st Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

Does it cause cancer? Does sugar feed cancer cells, making them grow more aggressively? And how does the sugar we consume through food and drink affect our health, and what can be done about this?

New lung cancer treatment combo approved on NHS in England

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

A new treatment for some people with a type of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will now be routinely available on the NHS in England, following its approval by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

COVID-19 vaccine and cancer; latest updates

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

New results from the CAPTURE study, looking at how cancer patients respond to COVID-19 vaccines, were published last week.

Immunotherapy approved for some people with advanced melanoma in England

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for some adults in England with a type of advanced melanoma skin cancer.

Patients benefit from revolutionary cancer treatment

Posted in Medicine on 15th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

ancer specialists say a new form of personalised treatment is producing promising results in adults with leukaemia.