Category: Science blog July 16, 2018 1 comment
We look at how research could help to adapt and improve treatment for older patients, including inclusive clinical trials and pre-habilitation.
Category: Science blog July 14, 2018 0 comments
A dye used in brain tumour surgery will be rolled out more widely and an immunotherapy drug for neuroblastoma has been made available on NHS.
Category: Science blog July 12, 2018 0 comments
Brain tumours are heavily influenced by their surroundings so understanding the environment they’re in could reveal ways to destroy them.
Category: Science blog July 11, 2018 0 comments
Thanks to a trial we supported, people with a type of brain tumour now have a new treatment option – a chemotherapy we developed.
Category: Science blog July 7, 2018 0 comments
Research predicts how breast screening could be changed to cut overdiagnosis and save the NHS money, and the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday.
Category: Science blog July 6, 2018 2 comments
New computer simulation study suggests only screening women deemed at a ‘high risk’ of breast cancer could help to reduce unnecessary diagnoses.
Category: Science blog July 2, 2018 1 comment
DIPG is a fatal childhood brain tumour. But our scientists are unpicking its biology in the hope of finding new ways to tackle this hard to treat cancer.
Category: Science blog June 30, 2018 0 comments
The Government’s childhood obesity plan was updated this week, and there were calls for the HPV vaccine to be given to boys. Find out more in our weekly news ...
Category: Science blog June 28, 2018 4 comments
From targeting cancer stem cells to reawakening sleeping cells, research is finding the answers to how brain tumours develop.
Category: Science blog June 26, 2018 3 comments
The Government has launched its ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030. To reach this, junk food marketing restrictions must be introduced without delay.
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