• Health & Medicine

Immune-stimulating injection turns tumours into ‘cancer vaccine factories’ in mice

Injecting immune cell stimulants directly into a tumour could help the immune system spot and attack cancer cells, according to new research in mice. Injecting immune cell stimulants directly into a tumour could help the immune system spot and attack cancer cells, according to new research in mice.

8 April 2019

• Health & Medicine

Advanced breast cancer drug combo approved for NHS in England

A new drug combo has been made available to some patients with advanced breast cancer on the NHS in England. A new drug combo has been made available to some patients with advanced breast cancer on the NHS in England.

3 April 2019

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• Policy & Insight

Cancer doctor shortage ‘will impact patients’, says Royal College

A shortage of cancer doctors in the NHS is likely to impact patients, according to a new report. A shortage of cancer doctors in the NHS is likely to impact patients, according to a new report.

20 March 2019

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Breast cancer death rates continue to fall in UK

Breast cancer death rates will fall in the UK and across nearly all EU countries in 2019, a new study predicts. Breast cancer death rates will fall in the UK and across nearly all EU countries in 2019, a new study predicts.

19 March 2019

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• Health & Medicine

Government proposes banning junk food ads before 9pm

Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to help tackle childhood obesity. Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to help tackle childhood obesity.

18 March 2019

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• Policy & Insight

Stop Smoking Services stubbed out across England

Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed. Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed.

15 March 2019

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CAR T cell immunotherapy for lymphoma rejected in Scotland

Patients living with an aggressive form of lymphoma in Scotland will not get access to a new immunotherapy treatment after it was rejected for use on the NHS. Patients living with an aggressive form of lymphoma in Scotland will not get access to a new immunotherapy treatment after it was rejected for use on the NHS.

13 March 2019

• Science & Technology

Study in mice suggests why cancer commonly spreads to the liver

Researchers have pinpointed cells in the livers of mice that create an environment cancer cells might need to settle and grow there. Researchers have pinpointed cells in the livers of mice that create an environment cancer cells might need to settle and grow there.

7 March 2019

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Leukaemia drug gets initial ‘no’ for NHS in England

Patients with a specific type of leukaemia will not have access to a new treatment after it failed to win provisional recommendation for NHS use in England. Patients with a specific type of leukaemia will not have access to a new treatment after it failed to win provisional recommendation for NHS use in England.

6 March 2019

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Drug combination boosts kidney cancer survival in trials

Combining a targeted cancer drug with an immunotherapy extends the lives of advanced kidney cancer patients, according to two clinical trials. Combining a targeted cancer drug with an immunotherapy extends the lives of advanced kidney cancer patients, according to two clinical trials.

19 February 2019

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Double NHS decision for CAR T cell immunotherapy in Scotland

Two cancer immunotherapies have been reviewed for NHS use in Scotland as a treatment for some patients with aggressive blood cancer. Two cancer immunotherapies have been reviewed for NHS use in Scotland as a treatment for some patients with aggressive blood cancer.

13 February 2019

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NHS to roll out mobile lung cancer scanning across England

Lung cancer scanning trucks will be rolled out to supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier. Lung cancer scanning trucks will be rolled out to supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier.

8 February 2019