Men with the BRCA2 gene fault have an increased risk of prostate cancer and could benefit from PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing to help detect the disease earlier, according to researchers funded by Cancer Research ...
Sep 17, 2019
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An immunotherapy and a targeted treatment have been recommended for use on the NHS in Scotland, but a third treatment was rejected.
Sep 16, 2019
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Cancer survival in the UK has improved since 1995, although it still lags behind other high-income countries, according to new analysis by the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), which is managed by Cancer ...
Sep 12, 2019
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In just one year, around 115,000 cancer patients in England are diagnosed too late to give them the best chance of survival, according to new calculations from Cancer Research UK released today.
Sep 2, 2019
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Cancer treatments can work in lots of different ways, aiming to kill tumor cells or keep them under control. Ideally they cause tumors to shrink, but drugs can also be considered successful if they stop tumors growing.
Aug 30, 2019
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Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are being smoked every year according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK, published today in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 28, 2019
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Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatments, according to a study part funded ...
Aug 26, 2019
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A targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.
Aug 12, 2019
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Taking a daily aspirin for more than two years could reduce the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, according to new draft guidance from National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Aug 5, 2019
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Smoking causes nearly one in five cancer cases and more than one in four cancer deaths each year in the U.K. Decades of policy action have steadily cut the U.K."s smoking rates to one of the lowest in Europe. But with around ...
Jul 24, 2019
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