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Mobile phone use doesn’t increase brain cancer risk, says research review | Science & Tech News
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A review of 63 studies has found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), it found no rise in cases despite a huge increase in wireless technology over the last 20 years. The review was headed by experts from the Australian Radiation…
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Lung cancer patient is first in UK to receive experimental vaccine | UK News
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A lung cancer patient has become the first in the UK to receive a new experimental vaccine to help his body fight the disease. Janusz Racz, 67, had six syringes of the jab, each containing genetic material for a different part of the tumour, to train five billion cells in his immune system to go…
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Fusobacterium: Bacteria commonly found in mouth can make some cancer cells ‘melt’, say scientists | Science & Tech News
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A common type of bacteria has been found to make some cancers “melt”, according to researchers. People who had fusobacterium in their head and neck cancers had “much better outcomes” – with scientists saying they were “brutally surprised” at the findings. The bacteria is commonly found in the mouth, and in lab studies led to…
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NICE’s methodology means people with cancer aren’t getting drugs – AstraZeneca’s Sir Pascal Soriot said | Business News
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The chief executive of AstraZeneca has criticised a public health body for refusing to make one of its breast cancer treatments available to NHS patients in England and Wales. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) decided in March this year that patients should be denied access to Enhertu because it said the…
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Toddler who had eye removed due to rare cancer has prosthetic developed just for her | UK News
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A toddler who had to have an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has “adapted so well” to a prosthetic designed by doctors who relied solely on scans of her face. Nuala Mulholland, now a 20-month-old toddler, was diagnosed when she was 10 months old, after her mother realised something…
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‘Game-changer’ home kit can reveal risk of cervical cancer | UK News
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A quick and easy cervical screening test women can do at home could be rolled out on the NHS in a move described as a “game-changer”. The self-testing kit detects human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses that cause no symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer. About 13 high-risk types of HPV are known…
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Why whole genome sequencing can improve child cancer treatments | UK News
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Decoding the entire genetic sequence of a child’s cancer should become standard practice in the NHS. That’s according to researchers who found it improved care in many cases – and provided more benefits than current tests. Doctors studied the whole genome sequence of cancers in 281 children. In nearly a third of cases, it provided…
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Glowing dye helps doctors find more prostate cancer cells during surgery, says University of Oxford | Science & Tech News
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A glowing dye that sticks to cancer cells gives surgeons a “second pair of eyes”, according to experts at the University of Oxford. The dye clings to prostate cancer cells and then starts glowing when illuminated during surgery. This means doctors can remove more of the cancer during the operation and reduces the chance of…
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New blood test can predict if breast cancer will return years before relapse | Science & Tech News
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A new blood test can predict the return of breast cancer years before patients relapse, according to a new study. The ultra-sensitive test looks for signs that cancerous cells remain after treatment. It can detect tiny amounts of cells that may be too small for follow-up scans to pick up. Early detection means patients can…
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Spit test for prostate cancer could save thousands of lives, researchers say | Science & Tech News
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A simple at-home spit test could be used to identify men at risk of developing prostate cancer and save thousands of lives, research suggests. Preliminary findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago suggest it is more accurate than the standard blood test as an early assessment tool for…