Search Results: immunotherapy

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News digest – personalised breast cancer blood test, AI funding boost, ‘calorie tax’ and burgers

£250 million towards an AI lab for the NHS and an experimental breast cancer blood test detects early disease. £250 million towards an AI lab for the NHS and an experimental breast cancer blood test detects early disease.

10 August 2019

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News digest – smokefree 2030, NICE decision, proton beam therapy and CAR T cell boost in mice

In the news this week: The government sets a smokefree target of 2030 for England and can eating fish reduce your risk of bowel cancer? In the news this week: The government sets a smokefree target of 2030 for England and can eating fish reduce your risk of bowel cancer?

27 July 2019

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News digest – sugary drinks, vagina bacteria, NHS info through Amazon’s Alexa and ‘War in the Blood’

In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information. In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information.

13 July 2019

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – obesity, drug decisions, NHS waiting times and a cancer killing virus

In the news this week: obesity responsible for more cases of some cancers than smoking and a trio of NHS drug decisions. In the news this week: obesity responsible for more cases of some cancers than smoking and a trio of NHS drug decisions.

6 July 2019

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News digest – HPV vaccine, prostate cancer urine test, IVF breast cancer risk and baby food

In the news this week: an experimental urine test detects aggressive prostate cancer and cancer patients in Scotland are waiting even longer for treatment. In the news this week: an experimental urine test detects aggressive prostate cancer and cancer patients in Scotland are waiting even longer for treatment.

29 June 2019

• For Researchers

No tumour is an island

Dr Kat Arney considers how our view of cancer is changing in light of a growing understanding of how tumours interact with their host. Dr Kat Arney considers how our view of cancer is changing in light of a growing understanding of how tumours interact with their host.

27 June 2019

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News digest – brain tumour awards, CAR T cell therapy, NHS ‘fast-tracking’ drugs and NICE decisions

In the news this week: new CAR T cell therapy available on the NHS and our Brain Tumour awards provides funding for three new teams. In the news this week: new CAR T cell therapy available on the NHS and our Brain Tumour awards provides funding for three new teams.

22 June 2019

• Health & Medicine

NICE U-turn opens up new treatment option for some adults with leukaemia

Patients living with a specific type of leukaemia will have access to a new immunotherapy treatment on the NHS in England. Patients living with a specific type of leukaemia will have access to a new immunotherapy treatment on the NHS in England.

19 June 2019

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK announces new chief medical officer for the Centre for Drug Development

Professor Peter Johnson will be the new chief medical officer for Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development. Professor Peter Johnson will be the new chief medical officer for Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development.

17 June 2019

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News digest – NHS waiting times, prostate cancer scans, drug decisions and gut bacteria

In the news this week: NHS waiting times for cancer treatment ‘continue to spiral downwards’. In the news this week: NHS waiting times for cancer treatment ‘continue to spiral downwards’.

15 June 2019

• Health & Medicine

Kidney and lung cancer drugs approved on the NHS in Scotland

One kidney cancer treatment and two lung cancer drugs have been recommended for use on the NHS in Scotland. One kidney cancer treatment and two lung cancer drugs have been recommended for use on the NHS in Scotland.

12 June 2019

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News digest – ultra-processed food, liquid gel spacer, night shift work and how breast cancer spreads 

In the news this week: no link found between night shift work and breast cancer. In the news this week: no link found between night shift work and breast cancer.

1 June 2019