Cancer
Why are over half of newly approved cancer drugs failing to deliver?
A recent study has found that only 43 percent of cancer drugs recently approved in Europe allowed patients to live…
We’re not going to win the fight against melanoma any time soon
Despite a rise in awareness of the dangers of sun damage to the skin the number of people diagnosed with…
Doctors could be using a cancer pen to detect tumours in surgery by next year
Scientists and engineers at the University of Texas (UT) have developed a cancer pen that can identify cancerous tissue in…
Drinking just two alcoholic drinks a day increases a person’s risk of getting bowel cancer
Britons drink the eighth most out of the European Union’s 28 member states, according to a report published on Wednesday…
Which class of drugs is set to have the biggest impact on the cancer market?
Cancer therapy was historically dominated by chemotherapy and hormonal therapies, but now a new drug class is poised to seize…
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Gluten-free diets have peaked. Turns out they’re not even good for you
Evidence is mounting that gluten-free diets are not as innocuous as they seem. First it was issues with elevated levels…
The US is drinking way more green tea. Good news, as there’s further evidence it can cure cancer
A US 7th-grader’s science experiment has gone some way to proving that chemicals in green tea can help fight cancer.…
Genetic testing for neurological diseases is becoming increasingly common
Genetic testing for diseases is becoming increasingly common worldwide, in part due to the dramatic fall in costs. As companies race…
Small but mighty: nanotechnology is being used to fight cancer
Shooting cancer cells with lasers or programming particles to explode within deep-lying tumours may sound like the stuff of science…
Forget being over the limit, this breathalyser can detect cancer
A major advance has been made in the battle to beat cancer after global insurer Aviva invested in a cancer…