This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/01/brain-tumour-research-to-get-18m-injection By Nicola Davis The sum is part of a £25m boost in funding by Cancer Research UK for brain cancer over the next five year Brain tumour research is to get an £18 million injection of funding to aid projects ranging from exploring how such cancers begin to developing new ways…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/01/ovarian-cancer-diagnoses-will-rise-55-in-the-next-20-years By Sarah Boseley Health editor Global coalition says more must be done to treat ovarian cancer, which has the lowest survival rate of all female cancers Ovarian cancer diagnoses are set to rise worldwide by nearly 55% in the next two decades, according to a global coalition that says more must be done…
This article was taken from: https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/30/nhs-england-short-of-more-than-400-specialist-cancer-nurses-report-says By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Patients losing out while nurses ‘run ragged’ amid widespread shortages, says Macmillan Cancer Support NHS cancer services are struggling with widespread shortages of specialist nurses who give patients drugs, help them through their illness and care for those who are dying, a report reveals. Hospitals…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/26/nhs-car-t-game-changing-cancer-treatment-immune-therapy By Sarah Boseley Health editor Health service chief calls for affordable access to CAR-T, which modifies immune system to destroy cancer cells The NHS is preparing to fast-track a “game-changing” cancer treatment into hospitals, its chief executive has said, calling for the manufacturers to help by setting an affordable price. Simon Stevens said CAR-T therapy,…
This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/cancer-gene-tumour-treatment-immunotherapy-cure-breakthrough-map-a8290881.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Atlas of 11,000 patient’s tumours across 33 different cancer types will improve treatment and new research Scientists have heralded a “breakthrough” in cancer treatment after deciphering the genetic code of thousands of tumours providing a road map for more effective treatment and new drug development. A…