Only a small proportion of elite swimmers regularly checked their skin for signs of cancer despite being at increased risk, according to University of Queensland research. Forty-four South East Queensland athletes and 23 support staff took part in a pilot study conducted by the Frazer Institute’s Professor H. Peter Soyer and Professor Monika Janda from […]
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A podcast series explores the disproportionately high mortality rate for people with darker skin diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the rate has increased by about one-third over the last decade in the UK. Researchers have projected a record high of 20,800 cases this year with an […]
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Traditional chemotherapy often poses significant challenges, including severe side effects, damage to healthy tissue and limited efficacy. Now, researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment — one that is a more targeted, effective, and less toxic alternative to traditional […]
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A new Oxera report has found that the NHS benefits by up to £571 million annually in bowel cancer care alone thanks to biomedical scientists, active in 95% of patient pathways The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is announcing the findings of an independent report showing that the presence of biomedical scientists in the bowel […]
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Treatment resistance caused by cancer cell plasticity constitutes a major challenge in the treatment of prostate cancer. Published in Nucleic Acids Research, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland Institute of Biomedicine suggests that the SIX2 protein may be a possible factor underlying increased plasticity of prostate cancer cells and treatment resistance. Prostate […]
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Scientists have discovered the key features of immune B cells which make them successful at targeting tumours – including when cancer has spread to a different part of the body. Published in Nature Immunology, the researchers have developed a computational tool to identify these anti-cancer immune cells which could lead to improved, personalised immunotherapies. Most […]
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New data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has found that over a quarter (28%) of adults in the UK say they use sunbeds, rising to 43% of 18-25 year olds. The research shows that sunbed use is alarmingly high across the country but that Belfast is the ‘sunbed capital of the UK’ with […]
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• The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the combination therapy of dabrafenib (Finlee®) and trametinib (Spexotras®) for the treatment of paediatric patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) and high-grade glioma (HGG) who have a BRAF V600E mutation. • BRAF V600E mutation is present in 15-20%2 of LGGs and in 5-10%3 of […]
Liver cancer: Molecular signalling pathway of tumour development decoded: As a malignant disease of the liver cells, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths. While the treatment options for this aggressive type of cancer remain limited, the incidence is increasing. A research team led by Latifa Bakiri and Erwin Wagner […]
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HPV vaccine continues to be highly effective as concern grows over falling uptake: New data released today by the Office for National Statistics has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme is up to 95% effective in preventing cervical cancer. The HPV virus causes 99% of cervical cancers and also can cause other types […]
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