A new international consortium to uncover genes that lead to breast cancer in men has been launched at Queen’s University Belfast. The consortium, known as MERGE, will discover and characterise new genetic risk factors for male breast cancer by analysing DNA from 5,000 men. The DNA will be compared to that of 10,000 men without […]
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The ripple effects of a cancer diagnosis can be seen throughout entire families and communities, Beth Cooper discusses the importance of not forgetting about the next of kin throughout this journey. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths globally. In 2020, there was an estimated 19.3 million new […]
Bladder cancer: therapeutically effective drugs identified: Hundreds of chemical compounds were screened on cell cultures representing different stages and subtypes of bladder cancer and several promising agents with inhibitory (growth-inhibiting) effects were identified. A drug used to treat childhood leukaemia was found to have good efficacy in two specific types of bladder cancer. The study, […]
Cause of metastasis in prostate cancer discovered: Prostate cancers remain localised in the majority of cases, giving affected individuals a good chance of survival. However, about 20% of patients develop incurable metastatic prostate cancer, resulting in approximately 5,000 deaths each year in Austria alone. Medical research has not yet adequately explained why metastases occur in […]
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Liquid biopsy offers new tools for detecting recurrent breast cancer and monitoring its progression: Liquid biopsy performed on serum samples taken from breast cancer patients can provide increasingly accurate information on cancer progression and enable earlier detection of cancer recurrence, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. The […]
Action needed for global cancer epidemic: A new study by leading researchers in the UK and the US has highlighted the critical need for more strategic collaboration between these two global powerhouses of cancer research to address one of the most common causes of premature death worldwide. The study, published today in the premier cancer […]
Leading food-integrity researchers question influential data around red meat: An international team of experts, including Professor Chris Elliott of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, has called on the influential Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to publish the evidence behind its most recent report linking the […]
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Understanding the link between gut bacteria and the development of early onset colorectal cancer: Researchers at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research have received funding from Cancer Council New South Wales to better understand the non-genetic causes of early-onset colorectal cancer, presenting screening opportunities for the vulnerable group. Associate Professor Dan Buchanan and his […]
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At the moment, only 3 per cent of women in the UK are very confident at spotting a symptom of ovarian cancer. Help us raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: targetovariancancer.org.uk/startmakingnoise What are the symptoms? – Persistent pelvic or abdominal pain – Increased abdominal size/persistent bloating – Difficulty […]
Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign – Launched Monday 14th February 2022. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), with the support of NHS England and NHS Improvement, launched a Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign, to highlight the benefits of cervical screening and remind people that that it can […]
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