World first trial of cannabis-based drug to treat aggressive brain cancer gets the go ahead at 15 NHS hospitals

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…

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Simple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations

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…

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Research shows that patients looking at greenery from their hospital beds can cut the need for painkillers and even reduce post-op problems

NHS Forest helps hospitals improve their surroundings by planting treesStudies have shown that green spaces and trees are beneficial to human healthAlder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, received the first…

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If you get cancer in Australia you now have DOUBLE the chance of surviving compared to sufferers in Britain – and the ‘stiff upper lip’ is to blame

Australians have better chance of surviving cancer than elsewhere in the world The five-year survival rate for pancreas is set to reach one in four by 2024 The UK survival rate is…

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GP patients will have their entire genome screened for clues related to cancer and heart disease risk in a study in the hope of rolling it out on the NHS

Researchers will assess how patients cope psychologically with resultsGenetic screening can identify clues for cancers and heart diseases The method is said to be much more reliable than popular at-home genetic kits…

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Hope for dozens of families as country’s first medical cannabis charity plans to offer grants to epilepsy and MS patients forking out for private prescriptions

Sapphire Medical Foundation aims to dish out grants to 20 patients next yearThey will target poor families unable to afford expensive private prescriptionsIt will heap pressure on government as drugs still…

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Pioneering blood test which uses AI to quickly scan for brain tumours is up to 90% accurate and ‘could be rolled out on the NHS within 18 months’

Doctors could pick up signs of a brain tumour earlier thanks to a new blood test Tumours can produce ambiguous symptoms like headaches, memory problems Now a blood test can detect chemical…

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Medicinal cannabis will be given to 20,000 British patients in first major trial of drug’s impact – a year after it was made legal on the NHS

Project, named Twenty21, was launched yesterday and will run until end of 2021To test impact on chronic pain, MS, epilepsy, PTSD, Tourette's, anxiety, addictionMedical marijuana been legal since last November…

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Read more about the article Epileptic girl, whose family couldn’t get medicinal cannabis on the NHS is ‘saved’ after Canadian firm gives her the drug for free

Epileptic girl, whose family couldn’t get medicinal cannabis on the NHS is ‘saved’ after Canadian firm gives her the drug for free

Jorja Emerson, from County Down in Northern Ireland, is given cannabis oil Her father, Robin, said a pharmaceutical firm is doing what the NHS should do He said the free…

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