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Michelle Mitchell: Cancer is a fixable problem
Posted in Science on 14th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, explains the outlook on future cancer treatments.
Cancer breakthrough as scientists find way to block deadly disease
Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2023
by Alex Muller
Researchers suggest that developing drugs to starve cancer cells of the vital fuel source - uridine - could improve treatment and boost survival rates.
New ‘Parp inhibitors’ could prevent certain tumours appearing
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
Breakthrough research could see some genetic cancers neutralised before they take hold and is already being used for people at risk.
12 cancer research breakthroughs of 2021
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller
2021 has been a fantastic year for science with the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine happening at unprecedented speed thanks to the hard work of people around the world. And all through this turbulent time, cancer researchers have been hard at work too.
Harvard breakthrough shows stem cells can be genetically edited in the body
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2019
by Alex Muller
The team says this breakthrough could lead to new treatments for genetic diseases, particularly those like muscular dystrophy which hinge on tissue regeneration.