Memorial sculpture honouring mesothelioma patients in the Armed Forces unveiled
A major stone sculpture honouring all serving and veteran members of the British Armed Forces with the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma,…
Cancer
Breakthrough in metastatic breast cancer research
Breakthrough in the fight against resistance in metastatic breast cancer research: A team of researchers at the Medical University of…
Scientists reverse drug resistance in prostate cancer
Prostate cancer’s resistance to treatment can be reversed in some patients by stopping hijacked white blood cells from being ‘pulled…
First acupuncture clinic for cancer patients
The first acupuncture clinic dedicated to helping patients deal with the aftereffects of cancer treatment opens in London on 12…
Potential genetic screening for aggressive melanoma
Potential genetic screening for aggressive melanoma: Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified…
New robot could help diagnose breast cancer early
A device has been created that could carry out Clinical Breast Examinations (CBE). The manipulator, designed by a team at the…
Shock of early ‘crash’ menopause caused by cancer treatment
Menopause comes as a shock for nearly a third of people who experience early onset menopause caused by cancer treatment.…
Medicine extracted from poisonous mushrooms tested against kidney cancer
In a new clinical study at Karolinska University Hospital, the first patient has been treated with a drug whose active…
Majority support ‘nanny state’ policies
Majority support 'nanny state' policies to improve Britain's health outcomes: Majority support public health interventions like bans on advertising, regulating…
Prostate cancer survival rates
Patients with localised prostate cancer have a good chance of survival, but mortality rates among those with advanced, metastatic forms…