Oncology & Cancer
Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England
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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Medications
Daily aspirin reduces bowel cancer risk in people with Lynch syndrome
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aspirin for more than two years could reduce the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, according to new draft guidance from National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE).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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Health
Government says England will be smokefree by 2030. But how will it get there?
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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Medications
One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected
A targeted drug has been accepted for routine use on the NHS in England for some adults with untreated, advanced lung cancer. But another precision drug, for the same group of patients, has been rejected due to questions ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Obese people outnumber smokers two to one
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one in the UK, and excess weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking, as the charity urges Government ...
Jul 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
The first complete picture of how long it takes to diagnose cancer in England
Waiting for cancer tests and results is stressful. As well as the emotional impact, how long people wait can also affect how likely their treatment is to work and if they will be fit enough to tolerate treatment.
Jul 1, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
No tumor is an island
For decades tumors have been viewed as 'other'—malignant, unruly growths that are distinctly separate from the ordered physiological system within which they live. This view has shaped our approach to treat cancer: cut ...
Jun 28, 2019
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Medical research
Immunotherapy treatment option for some adults with leukemia
Patients living with a specific type of leukemia will have access to a new immunotherapy treatment on the NHS in England.
Jun 20, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy comparable to chemo for some advanced stomach cancers
An immunotherapy drug could prove just as effective as chemotherapy in prolonging the lives of patients with advanced cancers of the stomach or food pipe.
Jun 3, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Precision drug combo boosts survival in younger women with advanced breast cancer
Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy extended the lives of pre-menopausal women with advanced breast cancer in a clinical trial.
Jun 3, 2019
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