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Cancer

This section will maintain key information and medical advancements relating to cancer – how to prevent it and what treatments are available.

Not every new story - just major breakthroughs and studies on ways to prevent. Particularly will be focusing on research results in humans - lots of promising treatments unfortunately never make it from the lab, through human trials, and onto the market.

Did you know? A handful of your cells turn cancerous EVERY DAY - but your immune system tracks them down and kills them before they turn into large-scale cancer.


Cancer News

AI doctor's assistant speeds up cancer detection in England by 8%

AI doctor's assistant speeds up cancer detection in England by 8%

The Guardian - 21-Jul-2024

C the Signs spots hidden patterns in patient records, leading to faster and early cancer diagnoses

Shape-shifting nanorobots selectively clear cancer cells in mice

Shape-shifting nanorobots selectively clear cancer cells in mice

BioTechniques - 08-Jul-2024

The system works by being activated in acidic tumour environments

Artificial lymph node activates immune cells and boosts cancer treatment in mice

Artificial lymph node activates immune cells and boosts cancer treatment in mice

Johns Hopkins Medicine - 06-Jun-2024

This approach is a simpler alternative to existing cell therapies for cancer

New immunotherapy shows promise in treating bone cancer in mice

New immunotherapy shows promise in treating bone cancer in mice

Independent - 29-May-2024

The treatment was most effective when combined with a bone-strengthening drug

More Cancer News

Cancer Resources

Click on resource name for more details.

Precision Medicines

Company that develops novel targeted medicines with companion biomarkers for cancer patients

The Warning Signs of Skin Cancer

Learn to spot the early warning signs

Cancer genomics

Part of the 100,000 Genomes Project run by Genomics England

BioNTech

Company developing patient-specific immunotherapies for cancer.

SkinVision

Creates SkinVision app to diagnose possible melanoma skin cancer symptoms.

Atropos Therapeutics

Biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs against aging disorders and cancer.

More Cancer resources

Cancer Blog Posts

New cancer therapies in 2022 achieving unprecedented remissions - reviewing a year of hope
27-Jan-2023

New cancer therapies in 2022 achieving unprecedented remissions - reviewing a year of hope

Including gene editing, immunotherapy, modified viruses, vaccines, personalised medicine, and nanotechnology

SkinVision App Review – Instant Spot/Mole Assessment
19-Feb-2020

SkinVision App Review – Instant Spot/Mole Assessment

Provides an early warning or peace of mind – good value for money either way

More Cancer blog posts