Breast cancer charity demands action to avert rise in deaths
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Breast cancer charity demands action to avert rise in deaths

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/28/act-now-prevent-rise-breast-cancer-deaths-charity By Guardian News Death toll projected to climb by 2022 due to increase in incidence of disease and ageing population The number of women dying from breast cancer in the UK could begin to rise within four years, an analysis has shown. A rise in incidence of the disease coupled…

Separating fact from hype in the study of cancer and obesity
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Separating fact from hype in the study of cancer and obesity

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/26/separating-fact-from-hype-in-the-study-of-cancer-and-obesity Findings of a report from Cancer Research UK about cancer in women are challenged by David Steinsaltz The recent report by Cancer Research UK (Obesity set to be bigger cause of cancer in women than smoking, 24 September) hypes a very minor and unsurprising result – that the fraction of…

‘More cures, fewer side-effects’ with pioneering radiotherapy machine
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‘More cures, fewer side-effects’ with pioneering radiotherapy machine

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45627165 By Fergus Walsh The first patient in the UK has been treated with a pioneering new radiotherapy machine. The MR Linac simultaneously scans tumours inside the body while delivering X-ray radiation beams. It means clinicians can plan and adjust radiotherapy in real time, allowing it to be more accurate than ever…

Obesity ‘to be linked to more female cancers’ than smoking
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Obesity ‘to be linked to more female cancers’ than smoking

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45601052 By BBC Health news Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in UK women by 2043, a Cancer Research UK report predicts. Currently, 12% of cancers in women are linked to smoking, and 7% to being overweight and obese. But with the number of…

Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS
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Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45522796 By BBC Health news Hundreds of patients with a type of aggressive skin cancer will be offered a targeted therapy on the NHS in England and Wales, which reduces the risk of it returning. At present, they have to hope their cancer will not return after surgery. The drug has…