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Study backs fourth jab to protect high risk cancer patients from Omicron

The Omicron variant of coronavirus “poses a greater risk” to people with blood cancer, experts have warned. Researchers wanted to examine the effect of a booster dose among patients with cancer, including those with blood cancer. Experts from the ...

26 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Town centre ‘Man Van’ prostate cancer checks boost diagnosis – research

Taking a “Man Van” offering prostate cancer checks to shoppers and football fans could drive up detection of the disease, leading experts have found. A study found that giving men access to cancer screening at places they go – such as shops and ...

16 Nov 2024 at 01:00

AI algorithm ‘could improve outcomes for thousands of cancer patients a year’

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help diagnose and treat rare cancers faster than a biopsy, a study has suggested. Researchers now hope their algorithm could be applied to other types of the disease, potentially benefitting thousands of ...

31 Oct 2023 at 23:30

Radiotherapy measured against surgery for prostate cancer treatment side effects

Men who have an advanced form of radiotherapy instead of surgery for prostate cancer may suffer fewer side effects, a new study suggests. One scientist suggested that the specific type of radiotherapy could be a “kinder” treatment option ...

16 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Call to ditch ‘test by request’ approach to prostate cancer care

Academics have called for a change in the way men are tested for prostate cancer, warning the current “test by request” policies can drive health inequalities and lead to cases of “overdiagnosis”. Experts said that many high income ...

17 May 2023 at 23:30

Breakthrough reverses prostate cancer’s resistance to treatment

New ways to treat prostate cancer could be on the horizon after researchers figured out how to reverse the disease’s resistance to treatment in what has been hailed as a “major scientific advance”. It is hoped the work will lead ...

16 Oct 2023 at 16:00

Women with aggressive womb cancer get new immunotherapy treatment on NHS

Women with an aggressive form of womb cancer could get access to a new immunotherapy treatment on the NHS. Jemperli (also called dostarlimab), made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is being billed as the first treatment advance for ...

08 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Robot-guided ‘smart biopsy’ technique tested on patients in UK first

A robot-guided “smart biopsy” technique has been tested on UK patients for the first time, with researchers hopeful it could spell the end of invasive procedures for those with suspected cancer. Medics used advanced MRI ...

09 Jan 2025 at 00:01

New at-home spit test may work better than prostate cancer blood test – study

A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current testing methods, a new study has suggested. Experts have developed a new saliva test which analyses genetic variants in a man’s DNA. The simple ...

09 Apr 2025 at 22:00

‘Landmark moment’ as new pill approved for common type of advanced breast cancer

A twice-a-day pill for the most common type of advanced breast cancer has been approved on the NHS in what scientists say is a “landmark moment”. Around 1,100 – and potentially up to 3,000 – women every year could ...

11 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Three-drug therapy ‘doubles breast cancer survival time without progression’

A three-drug combination targeting aggressive advanced breast cancer could potentially double the amount of time patients live without the disease progressing, a trial has found. Researchers hailed the “huge ...

30 Oct 2024 at 21:00

Immunotherapy drug helps patients go cancer-free for twice as long, trial shows

An immunotherapy drug could help some cancer patients live years longer without the disease getting worse or coming back, a trial has found. Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda, kept head and ...

31 May 2025 at 14:11

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