The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
Family member’s cancer leads to high distress for young people
Young people dealing with a parent or sibling’s cancer are three to six times more…
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At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert…
England’s Cancer Drugs Fund ‘failed to deliver meaningful value to patients and society’
Analysis of the drugs that were approved for use by the NHS Cancer Drugs Fund…
First extensive immune profile of sarcomas shows some likely susceptible to immunotherapy
Sarcomas – cancers of the connective tissues like muscles, joints, fat and bone – come…
Tracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer’s return
Scientists have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumours increases the risk of cancer returning…
Regular use of aspirin can lower risk of breast cancer for women
The use of low-dose aspirin (81 mg) reduces the risk of breast cancer in women,…
Implanted scaffold with T cells rapidly shrinks tumours
Cellular therapy hasn’t had much success in fighting solid tumours, partly because it’s been difficult…
Rethinking the exercise paradigm for breast cancer survivors
By Adam Pope. Researchers at the University of Alabama are rethinking the exercise paradigm for…
Recruitment begins for world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine trial
UConn Health is beginning to recruit patients for the world’s first personalised genomics-driven ovarian cancer…
Robotic assisted surgery improves QoL compared to open surgery in latest analysis
Quality of life after prostate cancer treatment varies by the type of treatment patients receive,…