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Breast cancer survival rate sees a 66% improvement over 20 years

Women with early stage breast cancer today are 66% less likely to die within five years of diagnosis than they were in the 1990s, research on the breast cancer survival rate finds.

Following cancer prevention recommendations reduces risk of the disease

Following global cancer prevention recommendations reduces the risk of developing the disease according to latest study.
A senior woman with cancer is embraced and comforted by her adult daughter as they sit outside on a fall evening. The mother is smiling and laughing while the daughter is squeezing her mother affectionately and smiling as well.

Ovarian cancer research: Examining ovarian function and dysfunction

JoAnne S Richards, PhD, Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, explores ovarian cancer research with a focus on ovarian function and dysfunction.

Long COVID fatigue: Worse impact on quality of life than some cancers

UCL and the University of Exeter find that long COVID fatigue has a more profound impact on the daily lives of patients compared to certain cancers.
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COVID-detecting breathalyser could identify cancer and lung disease

With the potential to revolutionise medical diagnostics, a breathalyser using quantum laser-based technology could diagnose illness from exhaled breath.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALL-L2 blood smear under light microscopy, cancer cells

Universal receptor system allows customizable immunotherapies for cancer

A universal receptor system that enables T cells to recognize any cell surface target has been created by University of Pittsburgh researchers, which could revolutionise customizable immunotherapies for treating cancer and other diseases.
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What are the symptoms of colorectal cancer?

Washington University School of Medicine researchers have identified four important symptoms of colorectal cancer that indicate elevated risk.
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Cannabis for cancer: Improving sleep and pain tolerance

Could cannabis for cancer become a reality in patient wards? Researchers find the plant can improve sleep, pain, and brain clarity, easing 'chemo brain'.
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How AI can optimise early cancer treatment

Early cancer treatment is vital to sustaining high cancer survival rates, but could AI improve clinician capabilities and predict worse cases?
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Improving cancer therapy using sonoenhancement with acoustic cluster therapy

Sonoenhancement with Acoustic Cluster Therapy (ACT®) improves drug delivery to solid tumors, and by that reduces the necessary doses and side effects.
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Can neurodevelopmental disorders affect testicular cancer occurrence?

Research finds that men who have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism and ADHD, also have a slightly increased risk of testicular cancer.
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Can AI be used to predict and prevent breast cancer?

Lester Litchfield, Head of Data Science at Volpara Health, discusses the future of artificial intelligence in breast health.
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Cancer survival rates rise by 9% nationally in the NHS

NHS England has published a one-year cancer survival index, showing how cancer survival rates have improved across the country by almost 10%.

Dr Peter J Houghton – Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute

Peter J. Houghton received his Ph.D. from the University of London (Institute of Cancer Research) 1977 He joined the faculty of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee and became Chair of Molecular Pharmacology (1992-2009) and co-lead for the Solid Malignancies Program (1988-2009). Dr. Houghton became Director, Childhood Cancer and...
The Pinpoint Test, cancer diagnostics

The Pinpoint Test: Harnessing the power of AI in cancer diagnostics

Suspected cancer patients in England are currently referred to the NHS urgent cancer referral pathway, known as the ‘2-week wait’ (2WW). It guarantees that suspected cancer patients can see a specialist in Secondary Care within 14 days of referral.
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Advancements in how we identify and treat hypoxic cancers

Cancers that are starved of oxygen, otherwise known as hypoxic cancers, are generally difficult to identify – but medical imaging has taken a new step with the MR-Linac scanner.

Eric O. Freed – Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute

Dr. Eric O. Freed received his Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison His Ph.D. work focused on the function of the murine leukemia virus and HIV envelope glycoproteins in membrane fusion and virus entry. He joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH...
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Intelligent triage: a vital step toward resolving the problem of capacity in NHS cancer...

AI offers an opportunity to reimagine our approach to cancer diagnostics, leveraging data to build a more robust and efficient system for cancer referrals.
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Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute

The Department of Molecular Medicine provides an interdisciplinary program of study in the areas of cancer and aging and their prevention.
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Pancreatic cancer rates rising faster in women than men

Pancreatic cancer rates are trending upwards for both sexes, with younger women and Black women seeing the steepest increase.

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