HPV vaccine for boys could cut cancer rates, research suggests
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HPV vaccine for boys could cut cancer rates, research suggests

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48744802 By BBC Health news Vaccinating schoolboys against human papillomavirus (HPV) may cut rates of cancers related to the virus in the long term, new research suggests. HPV is a sexually-transmitted infection and some types are linked to cancer. Vaccination of girls has already been credited with reducing cervical cancer…

Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face ‘agonising wait’ to see specialist
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Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face ‘agonising wait’ to see specialist

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/13/record-numbers-of-nhs-cancer-patients-face-agonising-wait-to-see-specialist By Denis Campbell Health policy editor In April alone nearly 20,000 people missed the 14-day target to meet with an oncologist Record numbers of cancer patients are waiting longer than they should to see a specialist because NHS services cannot cope with the rise in people suspected of having the disease. In…

MRI scans to be trialled as test for prostate cancer
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MRI scans to be trialled as test for prostate cancer

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/09/mri-scans-to-be-trialled-as-test-for-prostate-cancer By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Simple scans ‘could revolutionise the way that we diagnose disease’, says professor Hundreds of men will be given MRI scans in a groundbreaking clinical trial that scientists say could transform screening for prostate cancer. The £5m trial, which begins in August, is pioneering a simple,…

Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward.
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Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward.

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48473578 By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward. Women given a new combination of drugs had much greater chance of seeing shrinkage in their tumours, a clinical trial led by Cardiff scientists…

Breast cancer drug gives new hope to young women with disease by improving survival by 50 per cent
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Breast cancer drug gives new hope to young women with disease by improving survival by 50 per cent

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/01/breast-cancer-drug-gives-new-hope-young-women-disease-improving/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Young women with incurable breast cancer have been offered new hope after a “fantastic” drug combination was found to boost survival by more than 50 per cent. Charities said the breakthrough is one of the greatest advances in treatment of the disease for decades –…