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…

NHS body criticised over Experian patient checks scheme
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NHS body criticised over Experian patient checks scheme

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/30/nhs-body-criticised-over-experian-patient-checks-scheme By PA Media Guardian News NHS Improvement did not check rules before promoting pilot scheme to hospital trusts A NHS body urged hospitals to work with the credit reference agency Experian to check whether patients could receive free treatment, in an effort to tackle health tourism. Documents seen by the Health Service…

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….

Bacterial ‘striptease’ evades antibiotics
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Bacterial ‘striptease’ evades antibiotics

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49826085 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Bacteria have been caught “stripping off” in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria “undressing” and taking off their outer layer – or cell wall. Antibiotics can attack cell walls so scientists think this is…