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Breath of fresh air: harnessing oxygen to eliminate types of cancer cells
Researchers have made major progress towards eliminating types of cancer cells by exploiting hypoxia, without damaging healthy tissue.
The research team at Bristol University, UK,...
Could the puzzle around fatal blood diseases be uncovered?
Scientists are closer to uncovering the mystery surrounding a group of fatal blood diseases known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
According to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre,...
A new way to target lung cancer could be on the horizon
A key molecular player has been identified by scientists in a sub-type of lung cancer which could lead to a new way to tackle...
Could screening open up more treatment options for cancer patients?
New findings from Public Health England (PHE) suggests that the way cancer patients are diagnosed may affect their treatment options.
The data explains how cancer patients...
Most deprived bowel cancer patients have more emergency hospital visits
Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas have a 13% higher proportion of emergency hospital admissions before diagnosis than patients in least...
Detect kidney cancer five years earlier through blood test
According to research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, a marker in the blood could help predict the risk that a person will...
What is the new age bowel screening will start in England?
Ministers have agreed with the national screening committee’s recommendation that bowel screening for cancer in England should start earlier at the age of 50.
The...
New nanoparticle cancer therapy can directly tackle cancer cells
A new nanoparticle cancer therapy, which will help deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells, could be imminent according to new research from...
World Cancer Research Fund: turning research into policy action
Following the publication of the latest worldwide cancer prevention report from World Cancer Research Fund, Dr Giota Mitrou, director of research, discusses the next...
The function of immune cells in combating cancer
The incidence of cancer has dramatically increased over the last 50 years as a result of prolonged life expectancy and the Western lifestyle. Recent...
The timing of immunotherapy
The Departments of Surgery and Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, explore how immunotherapy can be used to fight against...
Understanding the relationship between inflammation and cancer
Recent research is advancing our understanding of the link between acute and chronic inflammation and cancer, as Health Europa explores.
Inflammation plays an important role...
Highlights of the 2018 European Association of Urology Congress
Health Europa showcases some of the breakthrough research to have emerged from the 2018 European Association of Urology Congress.
The Netherlands-based European Association of Urology...
Cancer treatment could benefit from a major new discovery in DNA
Major positive implications for cancer treatment could be on the horizon as scientists have made a discovery about how cells repair broken strands of...
How faecal occult blood test reveals high risk of death from all causes
Detecting ‘invisible’ stool blood in people through the faecal occult blood test can reveal a heightened risk of death from all causes, as well...
Bar-Ilan University: a habitat for interdisciplinary science
Professor Shulamit Michaeli presents Bar-Ilan University, a Tel Aviv-based university boasting big ambitions, unparalleled achievements, and ever-increasing academic prowess.
Bar-Ilan University (BIU), located in the...
Breaking tolerance: improving cancer immunotherapy
The group of Dr Maija Hollmén at Turku University, Finland, attempts to make cold tumours hot by targeting the tumour-supporting functions of innate immune...
Leading oncology professionals urge governments to reduce cancer deaths
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have issued a joint statement calling on governments to...
What are the highest risk symptoms showing signs of testicular cancer?
A new study from the University of Exeter Medical School, UK, has helped identify the highest risk symptoms that can help indicate signs of...
Cells working together fuel aggressive childhood brain tumour
Cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour have been discovered working together to infiltrate the brain, which could lead to much-needed...