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New vaccine which eliminates tumours to start human clinical trial
A new injection that successfully eliminated tumours in mice is to begin its human clinical trial and be tested on lymphoma patients.
The study from...
World Cancer Day: new website launches to aid geographical research
To contribute to the prevention, early detection, and adequate treatment of cancer, the European Cancer Information System (ECIS) website launched on World Cancer Day...
Prostate cancer now third biggest cancer killer
New figures from Prostate Cancer UK have revealed that, for the first time in the UK, there are more men dying from prostate cancer...
EORTC announces collaboration to advance precision medicine
Foundation Medicine and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) announce a collaboration to advance precision medicine using comprehensive genomic profiling...
Brexit could disrupt medicine supplies to patients across Europe
The impact of Brexit could cause major delays in the supply of medicines to patients across Europe, according to a briefing paper from the...
A platform for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is set to be Europe’s second leading cause of cancer death by 2020. Why, then, is funding so low? Pancreatic Cancer Europe...
Number of lymph nodes to determine head and neck cancer prognosis
A new set of guidelines have been implemented when assessing the severity of head and neck cancers based on the number of lymph nodes,...
Does depression shorten survival rate for head and neck cancer?
A new study has found that people with depressive symptoms who suffer from head and neck cancer have a poorer overall survival rate.
Depression affects...
Testing entire population for ovarian cancer would be cost-effective
New research led by Queen Mary University of London, UK, reveals that screening the whole population for ovarian and breast cancer would be cost...
How might maths be used to fight cancer?
A study from the University of Waterloo, Canada, has found that using applied mathematics can be a useful tool to help predict the evolution...
Flu-like virus being used to fight incurable brain cancer
UK scientists are optimistic that using a common flu-like virus is the next best treatment to help tackle incurable brain cancer.
According to recent studies,...