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First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
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.
Peterborough City Hospital bags share of £123 million NHS investment to use AI for breast cancer research
Posted in Medicine, Software on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
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
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
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?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
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’
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
“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."