Hundreds of Britons with brain cancer glioblastoma to get cannabis-based drugTrial will recruit 230 patients at 15 hospitals across the UK early next yearIf drug works, it could be the first…
© iStock/XiXinXing A major UK trial will analyse the efficacy of an oral cannabis-based spray to treat the most aggressive form of brain tumours. In a phase II trial, researchers…
Machine sucks out cancerous tissue via a special needle inserted into the breast The minimally invasive treatment leaves less scarring than conventional surgeryNew trial using this approach is being carried out…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men with 48,500 cases a yearResearchers start clinical trials on a protein which may be key to treating themThe goal is to…
Pioneering liquid biopsy could replace the dipstick test currently used by GPsExperts say test 'could change the entire process of diagnosing bladder cancer'It already has approval for use in hospitals and could…
Blood test given by GPs can now women they are at risk of ovarian cancerTest measures levels in the blood of cancer antigen 125 protein found on cancersStudy reveals test alone can…
Oral cancer risk is increased by factors including poor diet, tobacco and viruses Diagnoses of oral cancers have risen by nearly 60 per cent in the last decadeHowever, the evaluation of a…
Marijuana, both medicinal cannabis and recreational, is growing more mainstream. Medical cannabis is now legalized in the UK and has been legal since November 2018, the process to receive a…
A new technique can help patients undergoing radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to swallow normally — a development that could benefit around 12,000 people in the UK who…
Researchers studied the venom properties of over 300 European honeybees They were able to synthesise an anti-cancer component of honeybee venomThe compound melittin was able to kill off 100 per cent…
Gum disease sufferers have higher risk of stomach and mouth cancer, study saysOral hygiene research in Boston surveyed people over a period of 20 years Gum disease was linked to a…
Findings suggest the HPV vaccine might help lower the risk of prostate cancerResearchers based in Australia compiled all the results from 26 previous studiesHPV already causes certain cancers in men,…
Researchers in the UK tested berzosertib on 40 patients with advanced tumoursDespite being an early trial to evaluate safe dosage, results were 'encouraging'Berzosertib works by blocking the protein in cancer cells that…
Scientists have found radioactive molecule which sticks to prostate cancer cellsLights them up in a scan and is 27 per cent more accurate then routine methodsTechnique detects when prostate cancer…
Researchers compared glioblastoma samples from dog patients and both adult and children patients The rare, aggressive form of brain cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 5% Similarities were seen in the…
Team at the University of Northern Colorado are investigating snake venomThey are searching for cancer cures, as snake venom holds 100s of chemicalsPreliminary research shows potential to kill cancer cells…
Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasiveInternational researchers analysed urine samples of 131 people in IranAlmost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10…
The cells are in the lining of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs to the wombBy detecting these abnormal cells, ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlierLess than a third of…
Foot-and-mouth-disease causes mouth blisters in animals such as cowsA protein from the virus was developed into a drug to target pancreatic cancerIt completely killed tumours in mice, research showsScientists hope the…
Prebiotics are a group of compounds that help boost the variety of gut bacteriaScientists fed mice prebiotics before analysing how they fought cancerThey found more gut microorganisms, which bolsters the…
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