cancer
ANGLE hails research which underlines liquid biopsy's potential in breast cancer
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists successfully used the Parsortix system to harvest disseminated tumour cells, or DTCs, "hibernating" in the bone marrow
Scientists develop new resources to combat cancer, advance cutting-edge genomics research
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The UVA team also built the BART Cancer database to advance research into 15 different types of cancer, including breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer.
One year on: How has COVID-19 affected cancer services?
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Disruption to cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment has led to more than 45,000 fewer people starting cancer treatment between the start of the pandemic and March 2021 – the so called ‘missing cancer patients’.
HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
There are hundreds of different types of HPV, but only around 13 strains are known to be linked to cancer.
Bacteria and fungi might increase risk of head and neck cancers
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Our patients who wear dentures, they have lots of C. albicans,” Dr. Barbugli said. “It may influence some cancers of the esophagus or cancer in some other location of the body.”