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08/08/2019 - Breast cancer therapy blood test
Scientists have developed a new monitoring test for patients with early stage breast cancer, it was announced last night. More

05/08/2019 - AI reveals five new breast cancer types
Artificial Intelligence has been used to recognise patterns in breast cancer, leading to the discovery of five new types of the disease that can be matched to personalised treatments, British researchers say. More

01/08/2019 - Garden plant may contain leukaemia treatment
British researchers have successfully adapted a common herbal treatment to create a potentially powerful new treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, it has been announced. More

30/07/2019 - Londoners blowing bubbles for cancer research
A technology that uses microscopic bubbles to destroy cancer cells is being explored in a major new multi-disciplinary research centre in London. More

29/07/2019 - High energy electron plan for radiotherapy
British researchers believe that laser-produced high energy electron accelerators may offer an improved form of radiotherapy treatment for cancer. More

24/07/2019 - Patient perspectives improve cancer care efficiency
Health services around the world have many opportunities for improving patient experience of cancer care, according to the findings of a major survey published today. More

23/07/2019 - DNA test plan to improve prostate targeted nuclear medicine
DNA testing could help identify me who will benefit from targeted nuclear medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer, researchers report today. More

12/07/2019 - Treatment hope for combined breast and lung cancer drugs
Combining targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could be used in patients with other tumour types to help them overcome treatment resistance, British researchers report today. More

12/07/2019 - Down's syndrome leukaemia genes pinpointed
An Anglo-German joint project has identified dozens of genes that contribute to children with Down's syndrome developing leukaemia, it has been announced. More

11/07/2019 - Most new drugs have no proven benefit - claim
More than 50% of new drugs are approved with little evidence that they offer added benefits, researchers claim today. More

09/07/2019 - Immunotherapy hope for bowel cancer patients
Immunotherapy could benefit people who have stopped responding to a bowel cancer drug, according to a major new study. More

08/07/2019 - Combination therapy improves advanced bowel cancer survival rates
A combination of targeted therapies can improve survival in patients with advanced bowel cancer and should replace chemotherapy, new data has revealed. More

05/07/2019 - Cold virus could 'revolutionise' bladder cancer treatment
A strain of the common cold virus could potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in bladder cancer patients, British researchers report today. More

04/07/2019 - BRCA1 gene is a shape-shifter
The variant of the BRCA1 gene, which underlies increased risk of ovarian and breast cancer, has lost its ability to change shape and repair DNA, researchers have reported. More

03/07/2019 - Cancer risk from obesity rising
The cancer risk from obesity is growing every year and is overtaking other major risk factors, such as smoking, according to Cancer Research UK. More

02/07/2019 - How cancer super-drugs fail
Super-drugs designed to target common gene faults in cancers may have wildly varying effects depending on the type of disease, British researchers report today. More

01/07/2019 - LGBT women at risk from fake news, conference told
Lesbian women are being put at risk by a "harmful myth" that they cannot contract cervical cancer, campaigners have warned. More

28/06/2019 - Myeloma heads cancer survival improvements
Survival rates for myeloma patients in England have improved dramatically this decade because of new treatments, a charity has revealed. More

27/06/2019 - Cost benefits of vaping
Smokers who switch to vaping can cut their bills for nicotine by two thirds, according to an analysis published today. More

25/06/2019 - Update adrenal tumour guidelines, experts say
Global guidelines on the care of patients with adrenal tumours need up-dating, experts reported last night. More

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