• Health & Medicine

Roadmap to get new cancer scans into clinic

A team of international scientists has outlined key recommendations for a global standard for scanning biomarkers in cancer. A team of international scientists has outlined key recommendations for a global standard for scanning biomarkers in cancer.

11 October 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Strengthening the foundations for early detection

We look over exciting early-stage research looking to detect cancer, or changes that may lead to cancer, early. We look over exciting early-stage research looking to detect cancer, or changes that may lead to cancer, early.

14 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

Spotting the earliest signs of oesophageal cancer with a fluorescence-detecting camera

Our scientists in Cambridge have developed a specialised camera that could help detect precancerous changes that may develop into oesophageal cancer. Our scientists in Cambridge have developed a specialised camera that could help detect precancerous changes that may develop into oesophageal cancer.

8 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

Our Moonshot pledge to accelerate research on detecting early signs of cancer

We've partnered with the Cancer Moonshot initiative, set up by US President Barack Obama in 2016 to accelerate progress against cancer. We've partnered with the Cancer Moonshot initiative, set up by US President Barack Obama in 2016 to accelerate progress against cancer.

29 June 2016

• Health & Medicine

High-tech scans spare lymphoma patients intensive chemo

Hodgkin lymphoma patients can be spared the serious side effects of chemotherapy thanks to high-tech scans that can predict the outcome of treatment. Hodgkin lymphoma patients can be spared the serious side effects of chemotherapy thanks to high-tech scans that can predict the outcome of treatment.

22 June 2016

• Health & Medicine

New technique could spot ‘invisible’ ovarian tumours during surgery

A new imaging technique could help spot ovarian tumours during surgery that are not visible to the naked eye. A new imaging technique could help spot ovarian tumours during surgery that are not visible to the naked eye.

16 June 2016

• Science & Technology

MRI scans help men avoid unnecessary prostate biopsy

MRI scans can identify around a quarter of men who have raised PSA levels but who do not have prostate cancer, according to new research. MRI scans can identify around a quarter of men who have raised PSA levels but who do not have prostate cancer, according to new research.

6 June 2016

• Health & Medicine

230,000 waiting more than a month for radiology test results in England, study finds

Hundreds of thousands of patients in England are waiting more than a month for radiology test results, a royal college has warned. Hundreds of thousands of patients in England are waiting more than a month for radiology test results, a royal college has warned.

26 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

More than two years of missed NHS cancer targets and real people are still being left in limbo

An important NHS cancer waiting time target has now been missed for over two years in England, and it's simply unacceptable. An important NHS cancer waiting time target has now been missed for over two years in England, and it's simply unacceptable.

12 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

Recently funded research - studying populations to piece together cancer clues

We look at the latest round of innovative and exciting new projects we're funding in population research. We look at the latest round of innovative and exciting new projects we're funding in population research.

12 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

62 day waiting time target missed again in England

Waiting time targets for cancer patients to start treatment in England have been missed again according to the latest monthly figures released for February. Waiting time targets for cancer patients to start treatment in England have been missed again according to the latest monthly figures released for February.

14 April 2016

• Health & Medicine

Patients of the future – part 1: diagnosis

We unpick some futuristic ideas and see where the research and technology is at today - and how far away we are from turning science fiction into fact. We unpick some futuristic ideas and see where the research and technology is at today - and how far away we are from turning science fiction into fact.

13 April 2016