Cancer

NHS Cancer Programme awards £14.4M to boost early detection and diagnosis innovations

The NHS Cancer Programme has awarded £14.4 million through SBRI Healthcare to support 16 pioneering projects aimed at improving early cancer detection and diagnosis across the UK.

At-home test offers lab-grade accuracy for covid, cancer, and more

UC Berkeley scientists unveil a powerful new at-home test using nanotech and AI to detect diseases like COVID-19 and cancer with unprecedented sensitivity.

UK Government offer home testing kits for cervical cancer

As part of the 10 Year Health Plan, the UK Government has announced it will offer home-testing kits for cervical cancer screenings.

England becomes first to offer belantamab mafodotin for multiple myeloma  

Around 1,500 people in England with multiple myeloma will benefit from belantamab mafodotin, used in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone.

‘AI scientist’ finds common drug combinations can kill breast cancer cells

An 'AI scientist', working in collaboration with human scientists, has discovered that combinations of cheap and safe drugs could be effective at treating breast cancer.

Lung cancer drug aumolertinib approved after major trial success

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved aumolertinib for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Combination drug therapy increases longevity by 30% in mice

According to a study, a combination of two cancer drugs, rapamycin and trametinib, can increase longevity in mice by 30%.

Study links rising temperatures to increased women’s cancer rates in Middle East

A study on Middle Eastern countries has linked higher temperatures to an increased risk of women's cancers, including breast, and ovarian.

Cancer prevention: Bold policy needed to reduce cancer burden

World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRFI) is a not-for-profit organisation that leads a network of cancer prevention charities, including the American Institute for Cancer Research, World Cancer Research Fund in the UK, Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds in the Netherlands and World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong. They are dedicated to funding research on cancer, specifically how diet, weight, and physical activity affect cancer risk and survival.

Asia’s health flutter: Innovation or crisis?

Prof Himanshu Rai at the Indian Institute of Management Indore, guides us through Asia’s health flutter, exploring if this is innovation or crisis.

New algorithms help GPs predict patients with undiagnosed cancer

Two advanced predictive algorithms can help accurately predict a patient's chances of having undiagnosed cancer.

Roche receives FDA breakthrough device designation for digital pathology diagnostic

The biotech company Roche is receiving support towards its efforts to advance cancer diagnosis, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its new artificial intelligence-powered companion diagnostic device, the VENTANA® TROP2 (EPR20043) RxDx.

New tool detects cancer tumours with faulty DNA repair

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre have created an algorithm that finds vulnerable cancer tumours.

New Horizon Europe calls open for EU missions in health, climate, and environment

The European Union is looking for new project proposals to tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing our society.

MHRA approves trofolastat for prostate cancer imaging

In a world first, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved trofolastat to detect cancerous lesions in men with prostate cancer.

New discovery could improve immunotherapy for leukaemia and other cancers

Researchers have revealed a new finding that could improve cancer care immunotherapy treatments, particularly for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and other cancers.

Self-sampling could help reduce barriers to cervical screening

A recent study led by experts from the University of Manchester suggests that introducing a UK-wide sampling program alongside the existing cervical smear test could help remove the barriers that prevent people from attending cervical screening.

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