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Brain

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

19 November 2024

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Leading UK oncology voices unite to launch pathway to a future where zero people die from cancer

18 November 2024

General News

University Hospitals Plymouth launches Cancer Education Hub

13 November 2024

Prostate

A national prostate cancer screening programme could lead to quality-adjusted life year improvements, reveals new analysis

13 November 2024

Breast

Professor Sherif El-Khamisy, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Bradford. Credit: University of Bradford.

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

by Catherine Bontoft

19 November 2024

Powerful new therapy doubles progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer

by Catherine Bontoft

5 November 2024

More patients in the East to benefit from personalised breast cancer treatment

by Catherine Bontoft

22 October 2024

Wobble Genomics presents novel early detection technology demonstrating exceptional accuracy in early-stage breast cancer

by Catherine Bontoft

23 October 2024

Colorectal

Lung

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

by Catherine Bontoft

19 November 2024

Radiology advanced practitioners Clare Butt (left) and Lorraine Hollings - North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT

Quicker diagnosis and treatment of lung cancers in Teesside – thanks to new artificial intelligence investment

by Catherine Bontoft

22 October 2024

Illustration of the microbes being administered through the trachea to treat metastatic tumours in the lungs. Credit: Zhengxing Li

Swimming microbots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumours in mice

by Catherine Bontoft

26 June 2024

Pfizer Ltd has announced longer-term follow-up results from the phase 3 CROWN trial evaluating Lorviqua® q (lorlatinib) versus Xalkori® (crizotinib) in participants with previously untreated, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Pfizer’s Lorviqua® q (lorlatinib) CROWN study shows majority of patients with ALK-positive advanced lung cancer living beyond five years without disease progression

by Catherine Bontoft

5 June 2024

Prostate

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

by Catherine Bontoft

19 November 2024

A national prostate cancer screening programme could lead to quality-adjusted life year improvements, reveals new analysis

by Catherine Bontoft

13 November 2024

The PROSTAD team on stage as they accept the award for NHS Wales Efficient Care.

Prostate cancer diagnosis initiative celebrated at awards

by Catherine Bontoft

13 November 2024

A drug often used to treat type 2 diabetes could reduce the debilitating side-effects of prostate cancer medicines, latest research has demonstrated.

Poor side-effects of prostate cancer medication could be combatted by diabetes drug

by Catherine Bontoft

17 October 2024

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Latest news

New Macmillan Cancer Information Centre officially opened

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

Leading UK oncology voices unite to launch pathway to a future where zero people die from cancer

University Hospitals Plymouth launches Cancer Education Hub

A national prostate cancer screening programme could lead to quality-adjusted life year improvements, reveals new analysis

Breast

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

Powerful new therapy doubles progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer

More patients in the East to benefit from personalised breast cancer treatment

Wobble Genomics presents novel early detection technology demonstrating exceptional accuracy in early-stage breast cancer

Colorectal

Scientists investigate if red grape chemical can keep bowel cancer at bay

Sheffield bowel cancer patients to try out personalised ‘vaccines’

Last chance to sign up for free international urologic cancer summit

Adults with learning disabilities three times more likely to die from cancer

Lung

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

Quicker diagnosis and treatment of lung cancers in Teesside – thanks to new artificial intelligence investment

Swimming microbots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumours in mice

Pfizer’s Lorviqua® q (lorlatinib) CROWN study shows majority of patients with ALK-positive advanced lung cancer living beyond five years without disease progression

Prostate

New kit will help develop ‘pro drugs’ to target cancer

A national prostate cancer screening programme could lead to quality-adjusted life year improvements, reveals new analysis

Prostate cancer diagnosis initiative celebrated at awards

Poor side-effects of prostate cancer medication could be combatted by diabetes drug

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