Using MRI scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths from the disease significantly, researchers have suggested. Scientists said current tests, which detect…
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New AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study finds
A new artificial intelligence tool could help neurosurgeons treat brain tumors, according to a study released this week by Harvard Medical School. Neuroscience researchers for…
View More New AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study findsSkin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adults
The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with skin cancer has hit a record high with a sharp rise among over-55s. Melanoma cases…
View More Skin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adultsLung cancer diagnoses of UK women to outnumber men’s for first time
The number of women diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK is expected to overtake men this year for the first time, according to projections…
View More Lung cancer diagnoses of UK women to outnumber men’s for first timeBowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, US study suggests
Thousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a study suggests, after doctors discovered they could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat…
View More Bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, US study suggestsLung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study
A pill taken once a day cuts the risk of dying from lung cancer by half, according to “thrilling” and “unprecedented” results from a decade-long…
View More Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ studyMicrowave device could be less invasive treatment for HPV-caused cancers
A medical device that uses microwaves to destroy verrucas could provide a less invasive way of treating pre-cancers and cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV),…
View More Microwave device could be less invasive treatment for HPV-caused cancersCancer drug leaflets for patients in Europe omit important facts
Cancer drug information leaflets for patients in Europe frequently omit important facts, while some are “potentially misleading” when it comes to treatment benefits and related…
View More Cancer drug leaflets for patients in Europe omit important factsHow far should we go with gene editing in pursuit of the ‘perfect’ human?
The name He Jiankui is not listed as a registered delegate for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, which is to be held…
View More How far should we go with gene editing in pursuit of the ‘perfect’ human?Pioneering NHS trial targets brain tumours before surgery
The NHS has begun a world-first clinical trial of a pioneering treatment technique aimed at extending the lives of people with brain tumours. A team…
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