health

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.

TRACERx EVO, a new programme to transform lung cancer research

Posted in Medicine on 21st Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

Cancer Research UK has announced TRACERx EVO, a new programme that builds on the discoveries made in the world’s largest long-term lung study, TRACERx.

Promising New Cancer Immunotherapy Developed

Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

“We believe the novel immunotherapy we’ve developed has great potential to move into clinical trials involving various types of cancer.”

Scientists uncover potential ‘electrical language’ of breast cancer cells

Posted in Medicine on 21st Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

New research has found variable voltages in the membranes of breast cancer cells, revealing clues about how they grow and spread.