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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

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 countries, ...

17 May 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 for ...

16 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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

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 to a ...

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 these ...

08 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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 breakthrough” as ...

30 Oct 2024 at 21:00

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 ...

16 Nov 2024 at 01:00

‘Exciting’ new diagnostic method can detect tiny traces of cancer

Scientists have found a new way to find tiny traces of cancer which could help “revolutionise” care for patients with a certain form of blood cancer. Giving patients a whole-body MRI scan can detect minuscule amounts of ...

04 Aug 2025 at 06:56

New AI test could end ‘postcode lottery’ for ‘game changer’ prostate cancer drug

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help end a “postcode lottery” for a life-extending treatment for advanced prostate cancer, researchers have said. A study has found the technology can show medics the exact patients ...

30 May 2025 at 00:01

Three-drug therapy helps women with aggressive breast cancer live longer – trial

A new three-drug combination could help women with a common form of aggressive breast cancer live longer, research suggests. The treatment could also delay the need for gruelling chemotherapy, according to a trial. ...

31 May 2025 at 13:00

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 neck ...

31 May 2025 at 14:11

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