oncology

Breakthrough on cervical cancer treatment could cut deaths by 35%

Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller

A growing body of evidence is showing the value of additional rounds of chemotherapy before other treatments like surgery and radiotherapy in several other cancers.

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.

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

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.

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.