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Blood Test Could Help Detect Lung Cancer, Research Finds
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
A Cleveland Clinic doctor highlights research showing how two blood tests could potentially help with early detection of lung cancer.
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Scientists Use Organoid Model to Identify Potential New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Posted in Medicine on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Scientists Use Organoid Model to Identify Potential New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
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Cancer Research UK launches ambitious manifesto to avoid 20,000 cancer deaths a year by 2040
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Research has made a substantial difference to cancer survival. According to Cancer Research UK, more than one million lives in the UK have been saved since the late 1980s thanks to advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
New research from Stanford and the Arc Institute could lead to a new and more effective immunotherapy and help clinicians better predict patient response to existing medicines.
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Immunotherapy's Benefits for Colon Cancer Survivors Continue Long After Treatment Stops
Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Many patients with advanced colon cancers who are successfully treated with immunotherapy and then stop those treatments appear to face little risk of tumor progression two years later.