Advanced lung cancer patients live longer when given immunotherapy drug (06 May 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - For some patients who are newly diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, the combination of a treatment that helps the immune system to fight cancer—an immunotherapy—and chemotherapy may help them to … Continue reading "Advanced lung cancer patients live longer when given immunotherapy drug"
Clinical trials herald hope for a vaccine against lung cancer (29 Apr 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - A vaccine against lung cancer, developed in Cuba, is being trialled in the USA after impressive claims of its effectiveness in treating late-stage lung cancer. Rather than targetting the cancer … Continue reading "Clinical trials herald hope for a vaccine against lung cancer"
Uncovered: 80 ways to attack prostate cancer (17 Apr 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research in the UK have published research which could transform their understanding of prostate cancer and its future treatment. In a new study, scientists … Continue reading "Uncovered: 80 ways to attack prostate cancer"
What’s my cancer risk? Take the new CRUK quiz (09 Apr 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - Cancer Research UK says that 4 out of 10 cancers could be prevented. Why not take the new What's my cancer risk? quiz to find out your risk level? It … Continue reading "What’s my cancer risk? Take the new CRUK quiz"
‘One-stop shops’ to speed up cancer diagnosis (03 Apr 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - NHS England, in conjunction with Macmillan and Cancer Research UK, is introducing a trial of multi-disciplinary centres aimed at speeding up cancer diagnosis. Patients with unclear symptoms often have to … Continue reading "‘One-stop shops’ to speed up cancer diagnosis"
Online shopping helps save lives (03 Apr 2018) Posted in: Fundraising - The website http://shop.inaid.uk launched today after an initial small-scale trial during November and December. The site’s main mission is to raise funds for the essential life-saving work undertaken by Cancer … Continue reading "Online shopping helps save lives"
CRUK says 4 out of 10 cancers are preventable by lifestyle changes (23 Mar 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - Cancer Research UK has issued the results of a study into preventable causes of cancer. In the UK, 1 in 2 people will develop cancer at some point in their … Continue reading "CRUK says 4 out of 10 cancers are preventable by lifestyle changes"
Help improve the lives of people living with and beyond cancer (22 Mar 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - Please help the National Cancer Research Institute improve the lives of people living with and beyond cancer. More and more people are living with the consequences of cancer and its … Continue reading "Help improve the lives of people living with and beyond cancer"
NHS launches ‘one-stop’ service to slash diagnosis times for prostate cancer (03 Mar 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - The NHS plans to cut prostate cancer diagnosis times from six weeks to a matter of days, NHS England has said. Currently a test for men with prostate cancer requires … Continue reading "NHS launches ‘one-stop’ service to slash diagnosis times for prostate cancer"
Advance in personalised, targeted treatment of tumours (23 Feb 2018) Posted in: Research. diagnosis & treatment - Advanced research carried out by The Institute of Cancer Research in conjunction with the Royal Marsden Hospital heralds new hope for patients undergoing treatment. Biopsies from Marsden patients were grown … Continue reading "Advance in personalised, targeted treatment of tumours"