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Mar 2022
Researchers say they have made a crucial breakthrough that could pave the way for the first national prostate cancer screening programme, allowing tumours to be detected early and could ‘significantly’ reduce deaths from the disease. The programme involves looking for raised levels of two biomarkers in a patient’s blood sample relative to their age.…
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Mar 2022
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regulators have stated they will not recommend pembrolizumab for one of the deadliest types of breast cancer, claiming the immunotherapy drug known as Keytruda is not an acceptable use of NHS case. NICE acknowledged sufferers and their families would find the move “disappointing”, with around 600…
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Mar 2022
A pilot scheme using advanced imaging together with artificial intelligence to help diagnose cervical cancer is being trialled in Scotland. University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie said it has become the first hospital in the UK to pilot the technology, which creates digital images of cervical smear slides from samples with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).…
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Mar 2022
Researchers have said stool tests may provide a helpful way to help doctors detect early pancreatic cancer. The concept has been trialled in a study with 136 volunteers and the findings suggest detectable changes involving gut bugs could provide a warning sign that a tumour is present. As the disease often doesn’t cause…
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Mar 2022
The publication of a report into maternity care failures at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been delayed again. The report following an investigation into hundreds of cases in which mothers and babies may have been harmed at the trust had been due to be published on 22nd March, following a postponement in…
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Mar 2022
A charity has warned that two-fifths of pancreatic cancer patients are not being prescribed medication recommended to improve their lives, due to a lack of awareness. Without pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), eating can be painful, resulting in a loss of appetite and weight loss. According to Pancreatic Cancer UK, 50 per cent…
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