HAVING ON-SITE cancer consultants in hospitals with Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments improves diagnosis and treatment of patients and reduces…
New computer program to help GPs know when to send patients for cancer tests
NEW software that estimates the likelihood someone has cancer based on their symptoms could help GPs decide which patients to…
Prostate cancer test can spot the difference between aggressive and slow-growing tumours
A NEW test may overcome one of the biggest problems in prostate cancer treatment – telling slow-growing tumours from aggressive…
New drug extends life in women with advanced ovarian cancer
WOMEN with ovarian cancer that has returned after previous treatment had their life extended by almost three months after treatment…
Routine smear tests in women under 25 cause more harm than good
A CANCER RESEARCH UK study shows that the potential benefits of a national cervical cancer screening programme for women under…
Blood test reveals skin cancer spread
A SIMPLE blood test could be used to identify patients whose melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer…
Deprivation responsible for 450 breast cancer deaths each year
DEPRIVATION could be responsible for around 450 deaths from breast cancer every year in England as women in lower income…
Lower HPV vaccination rates putting girls from ethnic minorities at risk of cancer
GIRLS from some ethnic minorities are less likely to be vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), responsible for almost all cases…
Dr Harpal Kumar appointed Chair of NCRI
Dr Kumar will take up the part-time role with effect from April 1. He takes over from Professor Dame Janet…
Personalised prostate cancer screening may save thousands from unnecessary treatment
TARGETING prostate cancer screening based on a man’s age and genes could potentially save thousands of men from unnecessary treatment…
First figures help set the standard for gynaecological cancer surgery
THE FIRST UK multicentre figures showing that one in five women having major gynaecological cancer surgery have some sort of…
Bowel screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to kill
Bowel screening is detecting more cancers when they are less mature and have less aggressive biological characteristics according to new…