Breast cancer: Call for genetic screening for all
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Breast cancer: Call for genetic screening for all

Byangie vallejo

this article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49897869 By BBC Health News Offering every woman diagnosed with breast cancer genetic screening would save hundreds of lives each year, a study suggests. Currently, only those with risk factors such as a close family history of breast cancer are offered the check. Researchers say screening everyone would enable women…

‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival
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‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/09/30/revolution-prostate-cancer-care-off-label-breast-cancer-drug/ By Henry Bodkin, health correspondent Abreast cancer drug has been used to double the survival of men with advanced prostate cancer, becoming the first successful precision medicine for the disease. Doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital who conducted the trial say the results amount to a “revolution” in prostate cancer care. They…

‘Revolutionary’ drug for prostate cancer
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‘Revolutionary’ drug for prostate cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49877843 By BBC Health news Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer – the first genetically targeted drug for fighting the disease, say experts. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a game-changer by cancer doctors. A cancer conference heard how,…

Advanced melanoma: Dual drugs increase survival of ‘untreatable’ cancer – study
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Advanced melanoma: Dual drugs increase survival of ‘untreatable’ cancer – study

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/advanced-melanoma-dual-drugs-increase-survival-of-untreatable-cancer-study-11821530 By Sky News A decade ago, only one in 20 sufferers would survive for five years, with many living for just six to nine months. Patients with a skin cancer once thought untreatable can see their survival chances increase by 50% with a dual drug cocktail, a study indicates….

Cancer survival in the UK improving, but lagging behind – study
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Cancer survival in the UK improving, but lagging behind – study

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49661516 By BBC Health News Cancer survival in the UK is on the up, but is still lagging behind other high-income countries, analysis suggests. Five-year survival rates for rectal and colon cancer improved the most since 1995, and pancreatic cancer the least. Advances in treatment and surgery are thought to…