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New treatment approved for those with advanced womb cancer is ‘game changing’ | UK News
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A “game changing” new treatment has been approved for those diagnosed with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. As many as 700 people every year will benefit from the “landmark” approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda), a type of cancer treatment called immunotherapy, and lenvatinib (Lenvima), a cancer growth blocker. The drugs work together to stimulate the body’s…
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Pollution can reach babies in the womb and could damage developing organs, scientists say | UK News
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Air pollution particles can get into the organs of foetuses as they develop in the womb, potentially damaging development, a study has suggested. Academics from the University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University in Belgium found evidence of black carbon particles – also known as soot particles – in blood in the umbilical cord. That, in…
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Babies in the womb ‘smile for carrots and cry at greens’, study suggests | UK News
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Babies in the womb react positively when their mothers eat carrots but appear to cry after they have eaten green vegetables, a study suggests. Researchers at Durham University took 4D ultrasounds of 100 pregnant women at 32 and 36 weeks, 20 minutes after taking tablets filled with either carrot or kale powder. They found that…
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Womb cancer: New test could cut diagnosis time and reduce need for invasive diagnostic procedures | Science & Tech News
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A pioneering womb cancer test could cut the time taken to diagnose women with the condition and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic procedures. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that low-cost PCR tests that took samples from the cervix or vagina were able to successfully detect womb cancer. Currently in…