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News digest – immunotherapy for childhood cancer, glowing brain surgery, a new health secretary and CRISPR

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. 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.

14 July 2018

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Exploiting the brain tumour environment to make better treatments

Brain tumours are heavily influenced by their surroundings so understanding the environment they’re in could reveal ways to destroy them. Brain tumours are heavily influenced by their surroundings so understanding the environment they’re in could reveal ways to destroy them.

12 July 2018

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News digest – artificial ovaries, cereals high in sugar, breast screening and happy 70th birthday to the NHS

Research predicts how breast screening could be changed to cut overdiagnosis and save the NHS money, and the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday. Research predicts how breast screening could be changed to cut overdiagnosis and save the NHS money, and the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday.

7 July 2018

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Cell ‘chatter’ discovery could open clinical trial opportunity for fatal childhood brain tumour

DIPG is a fatal childhood brain tumour. But our scientists are unpicking its biology in the hope of finding new ways to tackle this hard to treat cancer. DIPG is a fatal childhood brain tumour. But our scientists are unpicking its biology in the hope of finding new ways to tackle this hard to treat cancer.

2 July 2018

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Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumour

Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain. Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain.

2 July 2018

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News digest – obesity plan, more doctors needed, cancer waiting times, and HPV vaccine

The Government’s childhood obesity plan was updated this week, and there were calls for the HPV vaccine to be given to boys. Find out more in our news digest. The Government’s childhood obesity plan was updated this week, and there were calls for the HPV vaccine to be given to boys. Find out more in our news digest.

30 June 2018

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Unlocking new insight into brain tumours using neuroscience

From targeting cancer stem cells to reawakening sleeping cells, research is finding the answers to how brain tumours develop. From targeting cancer stem cells to reawakening sleeping cells, research is finding the answers to how brain tumours develop.

28 June 2018

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News digest – Cancer in the elderly, NHS funding, lung cancer treatment and making chemo kinder

This week’s headlines: drug could protect children from hearing loss after chemo and cancer rates in over-75s are ‘set to rocket’. This week’s headlines: drug could protect children from hearing loss after chemo and cancer rates in over-75s are ‘set to rocket’.

23 June 2018

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News digest – trial to test lung cancer vaccine, cervical screening language, prostate cancer spit test and AI for the NHS

In this week’s headlines: we launch a new trial testing a lung cancer vaccine and kids in England have already reached their sugar limit for the year. In this week’s headlines: we launch a new trial testing a lung cancer vaccine and kids in England have already reached their sugar limit for the year.

16 June 2018

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News digest – breast and lung cancer immunotherapy, vaping and ASCO highlights

Top stories this week: A breast cancer immunotherapy first and lung cancer immunotherapy approved for NHS use in England. Top stories this week: A breast cancer immunotherapy first and lung cancer immunotherapy approved for NHS use in England.

9 June 2018

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ASCO 2018 news: 'blood tests', breast cancer chemo, kinder treatments and immunotherapy

The top stories from the 2018 ASCO annual meeting: overexcited coverage of cancer blood tests and how a gene test can tailor breast cancer treatment. The top stories from the 2018 ASCO annual meeting: overexcited coverage of cancer blood tests and how a gene test can tailor breast cancer treatment.

2 June 2018

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News digest – cancer blood test, brain tumour vaccine, smoking, and how to predict a tumour’s future

Top stories this week: A ‘simple blood test’ isn’t the finished article, and an antifungal treatment has eliminated sleeping bowel cancer cells in mice. Top stories this week: A ‘simple blood test’ isn’t the finished article, and an antifungal treatment has eliminated sleeping bowel cancer cells in mice.

1 June 2018