On Friday, 14th March Members of Parliament will meet to debate the Rare Cancers Bill, a Private Members’ Bill presented by Dr Scott Arthur MP (Labour, Edinburgh South West). The law change would implement key measures to address the left behind group of cancers called “rare cancers”. While each cancer may be rare, in aggregate […]
Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots – University of Queensland researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent. Over 12 months, researchers monitored 23 patients receiving immunotherapy for unrelated cancers and found the treatment also targeted cancerous and […]
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New treatment hope for childhood cancers – University of Queensland research using “natural killer” cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years. Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes, a Principal Research Fellow from UQ’s Frazer Institute led a team to develop new therapeutic strategies for hard-to-treat paediatric sarcomas that […]
One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is addressing the ability of cancer cells to adapt and become resistant, reducing the effectiveness of therapies over time. While treatments like chemotherapy or targeted therapies may initially shrink tumours, they often lose their effectiveness after a period. This resistance often emerges in metastatic tumours, because cancer […]
Action Against Heartburn is drawing attention to alarming statistics that reveal the UK oesophageal cancer rate is higher than most of Europe. According to recent data from Digestive Cancers Europe, analysed by Action Against Heartburn for Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month, the UK’s incidence of this often fatal disease surpasses that of almost all European countries, […]
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A new Oral Cancer Charter has been launched last Thursday by the Oral Health Foundation at the House of Commons. Created as part of November’s Mouth Cancer Action Month, the charter aims to show the necessary steps to reduce cases of mouth cancer and its mortality in the UK. The charter recommends seven measures aimed […]
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New national healthcare research hub for LAT’S: University of Liverpool, aims to position the UK as a world leader in the emerging global field of long-acting therapeutics (LATs). LATs are set to transform how we treat diseases and manage health conditions by replacing weeks or even months of pill taking with a single administered dose. […]
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Rare diseases affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people individually. However, with over 7,000 different types identified, their global impact is significant. In the Asia-Pacific region, approximately 258 million people have a rare disease, the highest number globally, with over 45 million in Southeast Asia alone. This vast number highlights significant challenges in treatment, as […]
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Gastric cancer: Biomarkers identified to predict the risk of relapse: Surgical removal of the tumour is considered the basis for curing gastric cancer. However, 40 per cent of patients who have undergone surgery suffer a relapse within two years. A research team led by MedUni Vienna has now investigated a prognostic marker that can be […]
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Exposure to greenspace may lower risk of certain cancers: A University of Queensland-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower risk of being diagnosed with obesity-related cancer. PhD candidate Chinonso Odebeatu from UQ’s School of Public Health said the team analysed data from almost 280,000 people aged 37-73 years in […]
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