Category: Science blog July 23, 2018 5 comments
Eradicating diseases isn’t easy. Here we look at which cancers are preventable, and how detecting cancers earlier could make a difference.
Category: Science blog July 21, 2018 3 comments
An expert committee has recommended that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys as well as girls.
Category: Science blog July 20, 2018 9 comments
A new study explores the impact that mixing complementary therapy with conventional cancer treatment can have on survival.
Category: Science blog July 18, 2018 44 comments
The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended that boys are offered the HPV vaccine. We look at what this could mean and next steps.
Category: Science blog July 16, 2018 3 comments
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 1 comment
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 3 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.
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