High thrombotic risk in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy: In a study recently published in the leading journal “Blood”, Florian Moik and Cihan Ay from the Division of Hematology and Hemastasology of the Department of Medicine I of MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital, working in collaboration with the Division of Oncology, the Department of Dermatology and the […]
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Scientists have identified three genes associated with an increased risk of developing cervical cancer. The study, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, studied data from over 150,000 European women. The research is one of the first studies to pinpoint genetic variants associated with an increased risk […]
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Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors: Researchers will develop and demonstrate the impact of an online survivorship platform, co-produced with brain cancer survivors and carers, to streamline access to treating teams, peer support, and evidence-informed supportive care, in a private and secure environment. The University of Melbourne has welcomed an announcement by the Australian Government […]
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Mesothelioma UK Armed Forces campaign wins prestigious Health Service Journal Award: National asbestos-related cancer charity, Mesothelioma UK’s ‘Supporting our Armed Forces’ campaign has won the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award at the 40th HSJ Awards. Following an intensive judging process, Mesothelioma UK was handed the prestigious accolade ahead of a highly competitive shortlist. Over 4,500 […]
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Chemotherapy with fewer side effects may be on the way: A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid their chemotherapy’s worst and most debilitating side effects. Professor Irina Vetter and Dr Hana Starobova thought “turning off” the inflammation that is one of the body’s natural reactions to […]
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Sarcoma cancer patients not receiving same protection from Covid-19 as healthy population due to Pfizer vaccine spacing: Sarcoma UK, the national bone and soft tissue cancer charity, is concerned to hear that a new study suggests cancer patients are not receiving the same protection as others against Covid-19 following one does of the Pfizer vaccine. […]
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Selecting treatment for breast cancer: mathematics for precision medicine: The precise choice of treatment for breast cancer depends upon the status of the hormone receptors (for oestrogen and progesterone). Their conventional determination by means of immunohistochemistry (IHC) is associated with a certain error rate, which can be reduced by adding genomic data. Even conventional statistics […]
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Breast cancer is the commonest fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman’s chances of recovery. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumours in breast tissue. However, it sometimes causes “false alarms”, thus requiring further investigation (biopsy) and in some cases even resulting in so-called overtreatment, that is […]
Royal Marsden digital breakthrough set to revolutionise clinical trial management: Paperwork-heavy clinical trial management is set to be revolutionised by a unique collaboration between Hyland content services provider and researchers at specialist cancer hospital The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. This is Hyland’s first customer innovation partnership outside the U.S, and the first of its […]
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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: www.targetovariancancer.org.uk/startmakingnoise What are the symptoms? – Persistent pelvic or abdominal pain – Increased abdominal size/persistent bloating – Difficulty eating or feeling […]