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New liver cancer treatment ‘effective in 90% of patients’

A new treatment for liver cancer which isolates the organ and “bathes” it in chemotherapy has been found to be effective in almost 90% of patients. The procedure being pioneered in the UK at University Hospital Southampton involves using two small ...

03 Apr 2022 at 03:55

Scientists take first steps towards urine test for cancer

Scientists have discovered a metabolite never found in mammals before which could pave the way for a urine test to detect a type of liver cancer for the first time. Currently there is no definitive urine test used to diagnose any form of cancer, ...

23 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Parents of three-year-old cancer patient urge others to opt in to organ donation

The parents of a three-year-old with liver cancer are urging families to proactively “opt in” to registering their child for organ donation. Katie and Graham Tatham, from London, are hoping for a donor for their son Ralph, who needs a ...

05 Sept 2023 at 08:50

Call for action on cancer with ‘dismal’ outlook

A lack of awareness of bile duct cancer “frequently” prevents patients from accessing treatment, a charity has warned. Only one in five (20%) patients have their cancer caught early, which means they are often unable to access ...

21 Feb 2024 at 14:09

Charity sounds alarm over ‘worrying rise’ in liver cancer

Health experts have expressed concern over the “worrying” rise in liver cancer cases after figures suggest cases have rocketed by 45% over the last decade. The British Liver Trust said there has also been an increase in liver ...

27 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Drugs for advanced breast cancer could help patients with rare condition

Drugs for advanced breast cancer could help patients with rare cancer

Drugs that target advanced breast cancer could be beneficial for patients with a rare cancer that affects parts of the digestive system, a trial has found. Tucatinib and trastuzumab work by blocking a protein known as human ...

24 Oct 2024 at 06:50

Thousands more referred for liver cancer checks thanks to mobile scanning scheme

Thousands more people in England have been referred for liver cancer checks thanks to the expansion of an NHS scheme that sends scanning trucks into the community. The on-the-spot scans offered by the mobile teams look for ...

25 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Scientists find new pathway which could help prevent diet-related liver cancer

Researchers have discovered a scientific pathway that could prevent fatty liver disease, caused by a Western diet high in fat and sugar, from progressing to liver cancer. Scientists said that cases of the cancer arising ...

11 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Obesity to fuel rise in liver cancer cases – study

The number of cases of liver cancer are set to double by 2050, with rising cases of obesity partly to blame, academics have said. The proportion of cases of liver cancer linked to obesity are set to increase from 5% to ...

28 Jul 2025 at 23:30

Health & Wellbeing

The causes and treatments of liver cancer – as cases set to double fuelled by obesity

The number of liver cancer cases is expected to double by 2050, with rising obesity rates partly responsible, researchers have warned. Experts predict that the share of liver cancer cases linked to obesity will grow ...

28 Jul 2025 at 23:30

Liver cancer death rate almost twice as high as 20 years ago, charity warns

Deaths from liver cancer in the UK are almost twice as high as they were two decades ago, according to new analysis. Cancer Research UK estimates the disease has killed more than 81,000 people in the last 20 years, ...

15 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Health

‘I have terminal cancer and didn’t think I’d see Christmas last year – now I’m celebrating twice this year with family’

A grandmother who was not expected to see December 25 last year after being diagnosed with rare terminal cancer is now set to enjoy her second Christmas of 2023 after she had an early round of festivities in ...

20 Dec 2023 at 07:00

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