This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50516536 By BBC Health news More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a study says. The European Heart Journal looked at three million US patients, with 28 different cancers, over 40 years. The researchers say the increase in…
This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-20/common-arthritis-drugs-could-block-spread-of-breast-cancer-study-suggests/ By ITV News Simple arthritis drugs used on the NHS could help stop breast cancer spreading, research suggests. Scientists propose that arthritis drugs anakinra, canakinumab and sulfasalazine could be re-purposed to help block cancer reaching bones. Research teams from the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield discovered…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/03/breast-cancer-blood-test-detects-years-earlier By Robin McKie Guardian news Study by Nottingham researchers shows immune response to tumour cells can reveal disease Breast cancer could be detected five years before clinical signs appear in patients thanks to a blood test that could identify the body’s immune responses to tumour cells. That is the claim…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50088180 By BBC Health News British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges They plan to “give birth” to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like “on…
To read more click on the link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/16/offer-cancer-screenings-during-lunch-breaks-report-urges By Denis Campbell, Health policy editor NHS could tailor appointments so people don’t have to take time off work under proposals People could be offered cancer screenings in their lunch breaks in a bid to reverse the alarming fall in those attending appointments, under plans being considered…