oncology

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, research shows

Posted in Medicine, Science on 11th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference.

Study Explores How Cancer Cells Exploit the Immune System

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

New research has discovered an important breakthrough that may overcome cancer treatment resistance.

Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England.

'New insight into the tricks cancer cells use to keep growing could help beat disease'

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

New research has given us an insight into the tricks that cancer cells are using to keep growing and spreading

Proteins in blood could warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis, scientists find

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Doctors welcome the "important" discovery and say it is a "crucial first step" towards offering preventative therapies.