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• Health & Medicine

MRI scans for suspected prostate cancer could improve diagnosis

Using an MRI scan to help diagnose prostate cancer could spare some men from unnecessary invasive biopsies, according to a new study. Using an MRI scan to help diagnose prostate cancer could spare some men from unnecessary invasive biopsies, according to a new study.

23 January 2017

• Science & Technology

Study suggests small cell lung cancer should not be treated as single disease

A new study in mice suggests that a type of lung cancer could be split into two different diseases based on cells’ molecular fingerprints. A new study in mice suggests that a type of lung cancer could be split into two different diseases based on cells’ molecular fingerprints.

13 January 2017

• Science & Technology

Gene discovery could shed light on how cancer cells spread

UK scientists have revealed a number of genes that could play a role in how cancer cells spread through the body. UK scientists have revealed a number of genes that could play a role in how cancer cells spread through the body.

11 January 2017

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Breast screening can lead to some women having unnecessary treatment

Around a third of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer or DCIS through screening in Denmark are likely to receive unnecessary treatment. Around a third of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer or DCIS through screening in Denmark are likely to receive unnecessary treatment.

10 January 2017

• Science & Technology

Scientists uncover potential brain tumour drug target

Targeting a molecule that helps cells repair their DNA could lead to a new treatment for some aggressive brain tumours, a University of Leeds study has found. Targeting a molecule that helps cells repair their DNA could lead to a new treatment for some aggressive brain tumours, a University of Leeds study has found.

10 January 2017

• Science & Technology

‘Broken switch’ inside cancer cells could help them spread

Scientists in London have discovered a possible way that some cancer cells invade their surroundings and escape a tumour. Scientists in London have discovered a possible way that some cancer cells invade their surroundings and escape a tumour.

5 January 2017

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Large genetic analysis of oesophageal cancer could lead to better clinical trials

The two main types of oesophageal cancer display distinct genetic characteristics and should be studied separately in clinical trials, according to a new study. The two main types of oesophageal cancer display distinct genetic characteristics and should be studied separately in clinical trials, according to a new study.

5 January 2017

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Breast cancer gene testing in the US rose after Angelina Jolie announcement

There was a sharp increase in the number of women in the US who underwent breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie wrote an article in the New York Times There was a sharp increase in the number of women in the US who underwent breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie wrote an article in the New York Times

15 December 2016

• Health & Medicine

New obesity figures for England show growing problem

New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago. New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago.

14 December 2016

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Immunotherapy drug extends lives of advanced lung cancer patients

A drug that ‘reinvigorates the immune system’ can extend the lives of lung cancer patients with reduced side effects. A drug that ‘reinvigorates the immune system’ can extend the lives of lung cancer patients with reduced side effects.

13 December 2016

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Personalised cancer vaccine may hold leukaemia at bay for longer

A cancer vaccine personalised to individual patients could reduce the chances of a type of blood cancer from returning, a small US study has found. A cancer vaccine personalised to individual patients could reduce the chances of a type of blood cancer from returning, a small US study has found.

8 December 2016

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New drug combination shows early promise for some breast cancer patients

A combination of two drugs could help some breast cancer patients with advanced cancer live longer, according to a small clinical trial. A combination of two drugs could help some breast cancer patients with advanced cancer live longer, according to a small clinical trial.

8 December 2016