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Europe faces ‘cancer epidemic’ after estimated 1m cases missed during Covid
Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
Report says 100m screenings lost because of pandemic, which had ‘chilling effect’ on research.
Study identifies new gene which can increase chemotherapeutic response in medulloblastomas
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
By using a different drug called HDAC inhibitor, we can increase SLFN11 levels in tumors and make them more responsive to cisplatin." explains Dr. Natsumeda.
NICE recommends pembrolizumab for 1,600 more people with breast cancer
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
Clinical trials have shown that this combined approach can reduce the chance of Breast Cancer growing or progressing by 37% compared to chemotherapy alone.
7 ways we’ve influenced progress in lung cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
Increasing focus on lung cancer research, and increased public awareness on the dangers of tobacco has helped contribute towards half a million fewer lung cancer deaths in men in the past 40 years. But we’ve still got a long way to go.
'Leap forward' in tailored cancer medicine
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller
People with untreatable cancers have had their immune system redesigned to attack their own tumours.