Deadly prostate cancer type may be far more common than thought
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Deadly prostate cancer type may be far more common than thought

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/deadly-prostate-cancer-type-may-be-far-more-common-than-thought-11364282743120 By BT News The t-SCNC subtype could account for 17% of treatment-resistant prostate cancers, research has shown A highly deadly form of aggressive prostate cancer may be far more common than was previously thought, research suggests. Scientists who studied 160 men whose cancers had spread and were resistant to standard…

No screening is better for women with low breast cancer risk, finds study
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No screening is better for women with low breast cancer risk, finds study

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/05/no-screening-better-for-women-with-low-breast-cancer-risk-finds-study By Sarah Boseley Number of women put through unnecessary tests would reduce if screening done by risk, find UCL researchers Women who are at lower risk of breast cancer – about a third of the population – would be better off not being invited for NHS screening for the disease, according to…

Drug gets body cells to ‘eat and destroy’ cancer
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Drug gets body cells to ‘eat and destroy’ cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44680263 By BBC Health news Scientists have designed a special type of drug that helps the body eat and destroy cancerous cells. The treatment boosts the action of white blood cells, called macrophages, that the immune system uses to gobble up unwanted invaders. Tests in mice showed the therapy worked for…

Cases of cancer in elderly to surge by 2035, report says
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Cases of cancer in elderly to surge by 2035, report says

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44548534 By  Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News The number of elderly people in the UK diagnosed each year with cancer is set to rise by 80% in less than 20 years, a report predicts. Cancer Research UK estimates that by 2035 about 234,000 over-75s will get cancer each year – up from…

NHS funding: New money for England is a start, but it must be spent wisely
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NHS funding: New money for England is a start, but it must be spent wisely

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This article was taken from: http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/06/18/nhs-funding-new-money-for-england-is-a-start-but-it-must-be-spent-wisely/ By Matt Case The Prime Minister has announced that the NHS in England will receive an extra £20bn per year by 2023. The announcement is welcome backing from the Government for the NHS, and represents a real cash injection. But is it enough? And, most importantly, what’s the money going…