Medications
Targeted lung cancer treatment gets initial 'no' for NHS in England
Adults in England with advanced lung cancer will not have access to a new targeted cancer drug, lorlatinib (Lorviqua).
Feb 5, 2020
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Cancer Research UK
Oncology & Cancer
Never too late to quit—protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have determined.
Jan 29, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
NHS staff shortages mean patients miss out on early bowel cancer diagnosis
Around 1,100 people in England could miss out on the chance of an early stage bowel cancer diagnosis through screening each year because of NHS staff shortages, according to new calculations released by Cancer Research UK ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Medical research
Targeting cancers' surroundings to prevent or limit metastasis
Cancer depends on blood. Just like the rest of the body, tumors need blood vessels to supply them with nutrients and oxygen to grow. But cancer uses these vessels in another way as well—to spread to other parts of the body.
Jan 27, 2020
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Medications
Leukemia and head and neck cancer drugs not approved for NHS England
People with head and neck cancer or leukemia in England are set to miss out on access to two new cancer drugs, after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said it couldn't recommend pembrolizumab (Keytruda) ...
Jan 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer progress falters as screening uptake hits record lows
Cervical cancer rates in Britain halved between the late 1980s and mid-2000s but progress has since been "stalling and stagnating," according to Cancer Research UK figures published today during cervical cancer prevention ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Hormone therapy now available for newly diagnosed prostate cancer in Scotland
A hormone therapy will now be available for some people with newly diagnosed, advanced prostate cancer in Scotland for the first time.
Jan 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Magnetized molecules used to monitor breast cancer
A new type of scan that involves magnetising molecules allows doctors to see in real-time which regions of a breast tumour are active, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Proceedings of the ...
Jan 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Complex Innovative Trials: New guideline adoption could get medicines to patients faster
Complex Innovative Design (CID) trials could be transformed for the better, following the publication of recommendations, published today in the British Journal of Cancer (Monday).
Jan 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence could help breast screening save more lives
Right now, the NHS breast cancer screening program saves around 1,300 lives in the UK each year.
Jan 3, 2020
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