QEQM team introduce new bowel cancer surgery technique
A grandfather was one of the first in east Kent to have part of his bowel removed and reconnected inside his body. David Haddaway (pictured) had the procedure at the […]
Groundbreaking bowel cancer trial follow-up shows zero relapses
Patients with a specific type of bowel cancer who were treated with a short course of immunotherapy before surgery instead of post-op chemotherapy have remained cancer-free after almost three years […]
Change to screening test helps prevent thousands more bowel cancers
A major change to the bowel cancer screening test is helping to prevent bowel cancer cases in the Black Country with early results showing an increase in people taking up the […]
NHS to detect and prevent thousands more bowel cancers with more sensitive screening
Thousands of cases of bowel cancer will be diagnosed earlier or even prevented in England, as part of major NHS plans to increase the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening to […]
Tumour samples from the 1950s could help unlock the mystery of rising bowel cancer cases in the under 50s
Tens of thousands of tumour samples which have been stored in the basement of a London hospital for more than 70 years could be the key to unlocking the mystery […]
New advanced bowel cancer testing service launch in UK to improve early detection
A new, highly accurate testing service that improves the early-stage detection of bowel cancer with strong clinical validity will be available in the UK within the next few weeks. The […]
New AI tools could help save lives by spotting warning signs of bowel cancer earlier
Five smart technologies that act as a “second pair of eyes” during bowel examinations have been conditionally recommended by NICE for NHS use, potentially helping doctors spot harmful growths that […]
Scientists find new way to predict how bowel cancer drugs will stop working – paving the way for smarter treatments
Scientists have developed a tool that can predict how bowel cancer adapts to treatment – helping researchers to design new personalised drugs that will keep patients living well for longer. […]
Move Against Cancer co-founder says exercise study is a turning point in cancer care
Pioneering cancer doctor Lucy Gossage has welcomed the results of a landmark study that examined the impact of exercise on cancer patients. The oncologist, who is well-known for co-founding 5k […]
Scientists uncover clues behind drug resistance in bowel cancer
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have discovered what may cause some treatments to stop working in people living with bowel cancer, a cancer which […]
