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AI study aims to improve radiotherapy for lung cancer patients
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
NIHR has awarded £2.3 million to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester to conduct a study aimed at reducing heart damage caused by radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer patients. It will determine whether using artificial intelligence (AI) to spare the top of the heart during radiotherapy can help patients live longer.
MRC funding to develop techniques for precision removal of brain cancer cells
Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Imperial researchers make up one of four teams receiving £500k to work across disciplines on improving outcomes of hard-to-treat cancers.
Trials show new cancer vaccine could improve patient survival for some lung cancers by nearly half
Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
A French biotechnology company said that its cancer vaccine was effective in decreasing the risk of death for people with some lung cancers by 41%.
High-risk but high-reward research tackling hardest-to-treat cancers receives £2 million funding boost
Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Innovative researchers working to tackle some of the hardest-to-treat cancers, including through the use of AI, have received a £2 million funding boost.
Five recent advancements in ovarian cancer research over the past year
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
With around 7500 new cases reported in the U.K. alone every year, ovarian cancer may occur because of the inheritance of faulty genes like BRCA.