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Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
NIH study finds radiation shows strongest association, less for surgery and endocrine treatments.
Predicting bone metastases type in prostate cancer using MRI
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
The findings suggest that MRI-based nT2SI measurement may be a valuable tool in predicting the type of BMs in prostate cancer, specifically distinguishing between osteoblastic and non-osteoblastic metastases.
New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope for bleak diagnosis but remain out of reach in UK
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
Estimates by Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society suggest 720,000 people in the UK would meet the treatment criteria used in the clinical trials of lecanemab and donanemab. But they need a diagnosis the NHS just can't deliver.
Lung cancer diagnoses of UK women to outnumber men’s for first time
Posted in Medicine on 10th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for one in five of the total. It has one of the worst cancer survival rates, which is largely attributed to diagnoses at a late stage, when treatment is less likely to be effective.
A new target to slow down ageing and reduce blood cancer risk
Posted in Medicine on 10th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
It seemed to confirm a long-held theory that DNA damage is a key driver of ageing.