(Medical Xpress)—The time taken to diagnose some of the more common cancers – from the point when a patient first reports a possible symptom to their general practitioner (GP) – fell in adults by an average of five ...
Feb 5, 2014
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An online computer programme that helps to predict the most suitable treatment for breast cancer has been found to underestimate the number of women under 40 who will die from the disease by 25 per cent, according to a study ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Proteins called fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) have been implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer, which remains difficult to treat. Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have now confirmed ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in worldwide, with approximately 3,000 Finns diagnosed every year. Although hereditary predisposition is one of the most important risk factors for colorectal cancer, risk ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Almost 40,000 more people might take a bowel cancer test in England each year if the letter inviting them to do so was endorsed by their GP, according to research funded by the National Institute for Health Research and published ...
Feb 2, 2016
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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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For the two-thirds of lung cancer patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease, tumor size is not used currently to predict overall survival times. A new study, however, led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Aug 19, 2013
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People with severe mental illness are less likely to attend cancer screening compared to those who do not have such conditions, according to new research from the University of Surrey and the Office for Health Improvement ...
May 3, 2023
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Around 330,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year, and each of them will have a different story to tell.
Sep 14, 2015
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Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, and have already identified one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers.
Mar 8, 2019
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