oncology
Cancer Research highlights 70 years of progress in cervical cancer research
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
Cancer Research UK has led cervical cancer research since the 1950s and highlights milestones in screening, HPV vaccination, and treatment, significantly reducing cases and aiming for near elimination.
New scan technique gives children the right medulloblastoma diagnosis in minutes, not weeks
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a technique to rapidly diagnose medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children, using MRI scans to identify tumor types in minutes, allowing for faster and more effective treatment planning, co-led by Professor Andrew Peet at the University of Birmingham.
Artificial intelligence for scoring prostate MRI: ready for prospective evaluation
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
The NHS has launched the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad to fast-track personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine trials, and aims to offer innovative treatments to thousands of patients across 30 participating hospitals in England.
Scientists discover a cause of lupus and a possible way to reverse it
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered a molecular defect in systemic lupus erythematosus that, when reversed, may potentially cure the disease by correcting an immune system imbalance.
More than 380,000 cancer patients 'not treated on time since 2015'
Posted in Medicine on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
The NHS key target of 85% of people starting cancer treatment within 62 days has not been met since December 2015.