medicine
New blood test could stop one in 10 cancer deaths: 'Holy grail' trialled by NHS could save 16,000 lives a year.
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
The blood test aims to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms. Hundreds taking part in the trial are already being referred for a scan as a result. The test, if successful, could be rolled out to a million people as early as 2024.
1 in 6 UK adults have vitamin deficiency linked to 'tumour progression'
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
4 out of 10 cancers are preventable. Research has linked a vitamin deficiency affecting one in six UK adults to "tumour progression".
Scientists identify new driver for rare type of liver cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
To identify potential targets for new therapies, a team of researchers searched for the cellular origin of these tumours.
New ‘Parp inhibitors’ could prevent certain tumours appearing
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
Breakthrough research could see some genetic cancers neutralised before they take hold and is already being used for people at risk.
Olaparib for high-risk, early-stage breast cancer approved in Europe
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
Early clinical trials of olaparib, led by researchers from the ICR and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, then showed that olaparib was effective for patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations in their tumours.