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AI & digital transformation in cancer care
Artificial intelligence and digital transformation play an important role in improving cancer diagnosis, treatments and increasing cancer survival rates, writes Dee Mathieson, Senior Vice President Linac Service and Managing Director of Elekta Ltd.
miRNAs in brain cancer therapy – Mighty things from small beginnings grow
Dr Hernando Lopez-Bertoni at the Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of medicine, discusses the development of miRNAs in brain cancer therapy
The rise of men with skin cancer: Raising awareness
We spoke to Dr Paul Banwell about the rise of men with skin cancer and how it’s vital to talk about it and raise awareness
Dr Paul Banwell is a leading plastic surgeon and highly- regarded expert in skin cancer. He is the Founder and former Head of The Melanoma...
COVID vaccine: Parental hesitancy for kids with cancer
A survey shows parents of kids with cancer have similar hesitancy rates as the wider population to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.
Artificial intelligence & other cancer screening innovations
General Manager, Hologic UK and Ireland, keeps us up to speed with grasping the possibilities of AI and other innovations in cancer screening
Movember: Male cancer and mental health awareness
Wesley Baker, CEO of ANCON Medical, highlights the importance of Movember in raising awareness for male cancer, with particular focus on prostate cancer, and mental health illness.
Better prognosis identification with prostate cancer urine tests
Researchers at University of East Anglia have discovered that a prostate cancer urine test could improve the identification of men at ‘immediate risk’ of aggressive cancer, offering improved treatment methods.
Finalising a home test kit for breast cancer patients
A home test kit enabling patients with Breast cancer to test their blood nears its final development stages, with support from the NHS and inventors Entia and Pfizer.
Early detection of pancreatic cancer – The EUROPAC Research Trial
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, tells us all about the European pancreatic cancer early detection trial (EUROPAC).
HPV immunisation programme reduces cervical cancer by 90%
Breakthrough in cancer research as the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme substantially reduces cervical cancer by nearly 90% across the UK.
New cancer treatment creates best “overall survival ever”
A new cancer treatment, an immunotherapy combination as opposed to gruelling chemotherapy, is saving the lives of head and neck cancer patients.
Black women face racial disparities in breast cancer screening
Black women face higher mortality rates and recurrence of breast cancer, according to researchers from University of Illinois Chicago.
One in seven patients missed cancer surgery during lockdown
A new study reveals that one in seven patients missed their cancer surgery during lockdown, globally.
Our friends oncolytic – using viruses to cure cancer
Sean E. Lawler PhD from Brown University Cancer Center, walks us through our friends oncolytic, or in other words, using viruses to cure cancer.
Non-melanoma skin cancers & malignant melanoma
Prof Dangou from the WHO Regional Office for Africa, Congo, speaks about the different kinds of skin cancer:non-melanoma skin cancers and malignant melanoma.
Ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer
Dr Paul Banwell leading plastic surgeon and expert in skin cancer, walks us through what we need to know about ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer.
The future of cancer diagnostics
CEO of Dxcover Limited, Mark Hegarty, offers an insight into their cutting-edge technology that can help save lives by detecting early signs of cancer.
Moondust Cosmetics – protecting against cancer-causing sun damage
Learn how science has shown that APF is far more relevant in protecting against cancer-causing sun damage than SPF, with Moondust Cosmetics.
NHS budgets must be reviewed to tackle the cancer backlog
Dee Mathieson, Managing Director at Elekta Ltd, believes that NHS budgets need to directly address the cancer backlog - which remains the second largest cause of death, globally.
Simple test for early detection of oesophageal cancer is being rolled out in Scotland
A non-invasive test for the early detection of oesophageal cancer has been developed by a team of researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cancer Cell Unit and is now being rolled out across Scotland.