• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – junk food ad ban, cancer-killing viruses, immunotherapy on the NHS and sugar supplements

In the news this week: more NHS patients will receive immunotherapy and we explain why a sugar supplement isn’t a proven cancer treatment just yet. In the news this week: more NHS patients will receive immunotherapy and we explain why a sugar supplement isn’t a proven cancer treatment just yet.

24 November 2018

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

London Mayor confirms junk food ad ban on transport network

Junk food advertising will be banned on public transport in London from February 2019, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan confirmed today.  Junk food advertising will be banned on public transport in London from February 2019, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan confirmed today. 

23 November 2018

• Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy drug made available for some NHS patients with lung cancer

Some patients with lung cancer will be able to receive an immunotherapy drug with standard chemotherapy on the NHS in England. Some patients with lung cancer will be able to receive an immunotherapy drug with standard chemotherapy on the NHS in England.

22 November 2018

• Science & Technology

Sugar supplement slows cancer growth in mice, but patients shouldn’t rush to health food shops

New research suggests giving a sugar supplement, called mannose, to mice with cancer slows tumour growth. New research suggests giving a sugar supplement, called mannose, to mice with cancer slows tumour growth.

21 November 2018

• Health & Medicine

Sugar supplement slows tumour growth and can improve cancer treatment in mice

Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer. Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.

21 November 2018

• Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy drug to be made available for some NHS patients with advanced skin cancer

Some patients with advanced skin cancer will now have access to immunotherapy after surgery on the NHS in England. Some patients with advanced skin cancer will now have access to immunotherapy after surgery on the NHS in England.

21 November 2018

• Health & Medicine

Mirati Therapeutics joins Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. is the latest partner of Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme. Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. is the latest partner of Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme.

20 November 2018

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – NHS staff shortages, cervical screening error, HPV jab catch-up and ‘fat-clogged’ cells

In the news this week: NHS staff shortages could reach 350,000 by 2030 and an error meant almost 50,000 women weren’t sent cervical screening letters. In the news this week: NHS staff shortages could reach 350,000 by 2030 and an error meant almost 50,000 women weren’t sent cervical screening letters.

17 November 2018

• Health & Medicine

Standard chemo still most effective for throat cancers caused by HPV

Standard chemotherapy remains the most effective way to treat a particular form of throat cancer, according to new research. Standard chemotherapy remains the most effective way to treat a particular form of throat cancer, according to new research.

16 November 2018

• Personal Stories

My sister’s cancer diagnosis: ‘I just remember waiting for news all the time'

Rachel, from East Sussex, shares how her sister Thekla’s breast cancer diagnosis has affected the family so far. Rachel, from East Sussex, shares how her sister Thekla’s breast cancer diagnosis has affected the family so far.

13 November 2018

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

The Prime Minister committed to diagnosing cancers earlier – so how many staff does the NHS need to get there?

Our new report estimates the number of cancer staff the NHS will need in the future so that people with cancer receive the best possible care. Our new report estimates the number of cancer staff the NHS will need in the future so that people with cancer receive the best possible care.

12 November 2018