Anne Li 2/3/17 Men with a high risk of prostate cancer recurrence could live longer if hormone treatment is given alongside radiotherapy after surgery, a new study has suggested. The research, published…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 A genetic flaw that’s often found in a type of brain tumour may stop the cells from fixing damage to their DNA, findings from a new US study suggest. Researchers…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 Cancer rates will climb nearly six times faster in women than in men over the next 20 years, according to the latest figures released today by Cancer…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 Scientists have created a ‘map’ linking the shape of breast cancer cells to genes turned on and off, and matched it to real disease outcomes, which…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 Smoking is costing local authorities in England £760 million a year in social care, a new report warns. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health urged the Government…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 An immunotherapy treatment using genetically engineered cells has been used to successfully treat two infants with an aggressive kind of leukaemia, leaving them cancer free for over a year. Because the treatment used donor immune…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 A revolutionary Cancer Research UK-funded project will investigate ways of bringing new and improved cancer diagnostic tests to GPs. The CanTest project will aim to improve and develop new ways…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 Giving smokers personalised information about their risk of ill health can double the chance of them using NHS Stop Smoking Services, and improve their chance of quitting. The “promising” findings are…...
Anne Li 2/3/17 A large analysis of cervical tumour samples has found distinct genetic ‘signatures’ that could better define the disease. The study, by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network and…...