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A surge in prostate cancer treatments in England
New data from NHS England illuminates a surge in men having prostate cancer treatments compared to one year ago.
NHS figures show that almost 4,000...
Identifying pancreatic cancer up to three years early
Researchers discover a novel method of identifying pancreatic cancer up to three years early than current diagnoses.
In the largest study of its kind, researchers...
New gene editing technology may treat resistant childhood leukaemia
A team of researchers have engineered donor T-cells to treat childhood leukaemia that is resistant to other therapies.
The Phase I trial, conducted by University...
Reprogramming immune cells to improve melanoma treatment
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered a way to reprogramme immune cells to kill cancer and slow tumour growth, creating new options...
Dense breast tissue can lead to higher risk of cancer
Researchers from Linköping University have found that there are major biological differences between dense breast tissue and non-dense breast tissue, suggesting that dense breasts...
The cause of medulloblastoma relapse has been found by researchers
Researchers from Uppsala University have discovered the protein that makes tumour cells insensitive to medulloblastoma radiation treatment and causes relapse.
Medulloblastoma is a malignant brain...
Experimental liver cancer treatment provides new care options
A new drug, discovered by the University of Barcelona, that can inhibit cell division and growth in enzymes could revolutionise liver cancer treatment.
The new...
Defence Therapeutics applies Accum technology to anti-cancer vaccine
Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is initiating a new research and...
Researchers make breakthrough in resistance to colon cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have found a way to overcome resistance to colon cancer treatment.
Colon cancer is one of the forms...
Liquid biopsies could be used to detect blood cancer
Researchers have found that liquid biopsies can detect blood cell disorders than can help identify patients at risk of blood cancer.
Cancer tumours release DNA...
Improving treatment for head and neck cancer
Researchers from MedUni Vienna and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Applied Metabolomics have been developing new markers to improve head and neck cancer treatment.
Head...
UCL researchers make an exciting discovery about cervical cancer
Scientists have made an exciting discovery which could lead to a new understanding and treatment of cervical cancer patients.
University College London (UCL) scientists have...
Genetic sequencing can predict the severity of kidney cancer
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four specific genes in kidney cancer cells that may help predict the risk of tumour’s...
Defence Therapeutics launches new AccuTOX lung cancer treatment
Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is pleased to report the start...
Colorectal cancer screening methods may need rethinking
A study into colorectal cancer screening methods has suggested that colonoscopies may not be as effective as previously thought.
It has previously been assumed by...
Artificial Intelligence could be used to improve skin cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Helsinki have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that could be used to improve skin cancer treatment.
The researchers have...
New cancer treatments made possible by genome research
Researchers from the University of Bern have outlined new cancer treatments against non-small cell lung cancer by analysing the ‘dark matter’ of the human...
Transforming cancer care through genomics
Lorna Rothery spoke to Parker Moss, Chief Partnership Officer at Genomics England about how the organisation’s Cancer 2.0 initiative is harnessing the potential of...
Liver cancer cases set to rise by 55% in the coming decades
Researchers have called for more to be done to control liver cancer as cases are set to rise by 55% by 2040.
Primary liver cancer...
The potential of gene mutation testing for epithelial ovarian cancer
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered that two gene families are linked to epithelial ovarian cancer risk.
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most...