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…

Getting results: why NHS clinical trials are the envy of the world
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Getting results: why NHS clinical trials are the envy of the world

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/05/nhs-clinical-trials-other-countries-envious-getting-results By Sarah Boseley Health editor From cancer to dementia, UK patients are benefiting from a democratised system of research It started with a lump on Cathy Perkins’ index finger. The viola player didn’t know what it was; nor did her GP. The eventual diagnosis in 2008 from the Christie cancer hospital…

‘It’s going to create a revolution’: how AI is transforming the NHS
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‘It’s going to create a revolution’: how AI is transforming the NHS

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/04/its-going-create-revolution-how-ai-transforming-nhs By Ian Sample Science editor Technology is making impressive inroads into cancer treatment, saving lives and money The tumour is hard to miss on the scan. The size of a golf ball, it sits bold and white on the brain stem, a part of the organ that sends messages back and forth…

How should the NHS be funded to ensure its survival?
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How should the NHS be funded to ensure its survival?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/how-should-the-nhs-be-funded-to-ensure-its-survival-11425637 By Sky news A Sky News debate on the eve of the health service’s 70th birthday will hear different arguments for how to guarantee its future. If the NHS is to survive, how should it be funded? That will be the question tonight, when on the eve of the 70th anniversary…

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

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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…