Ella Ye, Author at Asian Fund for Cancer Research

Breast cancer drug currently too expensive for NHS

Anne Li 1/1/17 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance stating that the breast cancer drug trastuzumab emtansine (also known as Kadcyla) will not be made routinely available through the NHS.…...

News digest – predicted drop in cancer death rates, lasers, blood tests and… a cancer-detecting ‘breathalyser’?

Anne Li 1/1/17 This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on predicted drop in cancer death rates, lasers, blood tests and… a cancer-dectecting "breathalyser"? This week's number is 400,000, which is the…...

7 tweets that defined cancer policy in 2016

Anne Li 1/1/17 It’s been a year of big announcements and surprises in the world of politics and policy. Here are just 7 of the key moments that have defined cancer policy…...

Prostate cancer laser treatment: what you need to know

Anne Li 1/1/17 When a ‘space-age cure’ for cancer that’s ‘truly transformative’ and a ‘huge leap forward’ hits the headlines, it’s going to catch people’s eyes. And that was the case for one study…...

Searching for a blood test to monitor ovarian cancer

Anne Li December 23rd, 2016 Quick and simple tests to accurately detect and track tumours would make keeping on top of cancer a lot easier for doctors and their patients. Right now, a…...

The cancer registry is saving lives, but you’ve probably never heard of it

Anne Li December 23rd, 2016 It’s fair to say the UK has some way to go to bring cancer survival figures in line with those of the best countries in the world. And the…...

International Day of Radiology: A day in the life of a breast imaging radiologist

Anne Li November 19th, 2016 Today is International Day of Radiology, a chance to celebrate the work of Radiologists up and down the country. Radiology plays a…...

Cancer Research UK announces winners of 2016 prizes

Anne Li November 19th, 2016 Dr Jo Waller is the first recipient of the Cancer Research UK Jane Wardle Prevention and Early Diagnosis Prize, presented at an awards ceremony at the National Cancer Research Institute…...

NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 2 – blood tests, virus treatments, preventing cancer and more

Anne Li November 19th, 2016 Professor Mark Krasnow, from Stanford University in the US, is delving into the early stages of lung cancer. His team has painstakingly mapped out how…...

Dr. Kanaga Sabapathy Joins Asian Fund for Cancer Research Scientific Advisory Board

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) today announced the addition of Professor Kanaga Sabapathy, Head of the Division of Cellular & Molecular Research and Director of Planning & Strategy at The National Cancer Center Singapore, to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Sabapathy obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular…...

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