cancer

‘Off the charts’: the key breakthroughs giving new hope in treating cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 11th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

World’s largest cancer conference in Chicago shares ‘impressive’ findings in vaccines, drug trials and AI.

Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK

Posted in Medicine, Science on 11th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

A cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun as the number of melanoma skin-cancer cases in the UK continues to rise.

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, research shows

Posted in Medicine, Science on 11th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference.

Study Explores How Cancer Cells Exploit the Immune System

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

New research has discovered an important breakthrough that may overcome cancer treatment resistance.

Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England.