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08
Oct 2019

Heart attack care inequalities ‘costing women’s lives’

A report by the British Heart Foundation has revealed that women who suffer heart attacks are needlessly dying as symptoms are not being recognised and they are receiving poorer care than men. The report found that over a period of ten years, over 8,000 women in England and Wales died unnecessarily following a heart attack,…

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08
Oct 2019

Leeds Hospitals Trust included in government pledge for hospital projects

The government has announced that it is planning billions for hospital projects across England, including a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Under plans drawn up by health secretary Matt Hancock, the government has said £13bn will be spent on hospital projects, including revamping existing structures to…

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08
Oct 2019

‘Revolutionary’ treatment for prostate cancer

Experts say Olaparib could become a revolutionary drug in the fight against prostate cancer and the first genetically targeted treatment for fighting the disease. The precision treatment, which is currently used by the NHS for ovarian cancer, is being called a game-changer by oncologists. The drug which is also known as Lynparza, works by identifying…

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08
Oct 2019

Ultrasound breakthrough in cancer detection

A new ultrasound technique which has been developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough in the technology for over 60 years. The new method, which uses existing scanning equipment, produces images which are ten times better than current scans, and researchers believe the ability to precisely locate tumours may…

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08
Oct 2019

Warning from leading cancer charities that survival rates won’t improve unless government tackles NHS staff shortages

Leading charities Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support have both written to the prime minister warning that cancer survival rates will not improve unless the government tackles a desperate shortage of specialist staff. They estimate that at least 115,000 patients in England were diagnosed with late stage cancer (stage three or four tumours) in…

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27
Sep 2019

Prostate cancer risk linked to male fertility treatment

A recent study has suggested that men who have fertility treatment carry an increased risk of prostate cancer later in life. The research looked at 1.2 million pregnancies over the course of 20 years and found that men who had received ICSI, a male fertility treatment, had an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Professor…

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