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Ultra-processed foods linked to increased death risk from breast and ovarian cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
UPFs have poor nutritional quality, are often high in salt, sugar, and unhealthy fats and low in fiber, and promote obesity, which is in itself a risk factor for many types of cancers.
Chemo before surgery helps stop colon cancer coming back
Posted in Science on 14th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
The results are especially impressive because they don’t rely on expensive new treatments or technologies. It’s quick and easy to start giving people chemotherapy 6 weeks earlier.
Hiding in plain sight: How we can use immune cells to deliver cancer-killing viruses to tumours
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
The team have demonstrated that these viruses are effective at treating cancers like prostate cancer before, but this is the first time it’s been shown to work in Triple negative breast cancer.
Cancer cells shrink or super-size to survive
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered.
Improving brain tumour treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
Temozolomide, a chemotherapy drug discovered and developed by CRUK scientists, changed brain tumour treatment forever.