Delays to cancer diagnosis caused by COVID-19 could be responsible for thousands of avoidable deaths in the UK, a new report study published in The Lancet has found. In a ground-breaking new population-based modelling study, a London-based research team has attempted to calculate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer diagnosis and treatment outcomes. […]
Scientists have identified tiny packages of materials released by tumours, called EVPs (extracellular vesicles and particles) that could be a potential biomarker for detecting several types of cancer at an early stage. In a recent study, published in the prestigious Cell journal, a US-based team have identified an exciting new biomarker that could lead to […]
We know that a healthy diet and good nutrition might contribute in reduction of risk of certain cancers. Diets that are high in plant foods – such as fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and beans – may protect against certain cancers. For example, diets with a high proportion of these fibre-rich foods can protect against bowel cancer. […]
Results of a promising trial in people with brain tumours suggests that a specific blood test could be used for more accurate diagnosis, without the need for invasive procedures. The blood test based on circulating-tumour DNA (ctDNA) has been found to accurately classify different types of brain tumours and could allow for better treatment planning […]
When it comes to treating cancer, there’s good news and bad news. Part of the good news is that there are many effective medicines, known as chemotherapies, that can treat cancer and improve survival. The not so good news is that some cancers that initially respond to chemotherapy can become resistant to treatment. This means […]
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide and there were over 2 million new cases in 2018, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. So there is great research interest in understanding more about what determines how likely people with breast cancer are to survive, and to respond to treatment. Researchers at Cleveland […]
It is not uncommon for people with cancer to have treatment with a drug that is initially effective at shrinking their tumour, only for it to grow back as the cancer cells in the tumour evolve and become resistant to the drugs. It is estimated that drug resistance and the resulting ineffectiveness of treatments are […]
In the first study of its kind, researchers have used a simple blood test to safely detect multiple cancers in nearly 10,000 women with undiagnosed cancer. In some cases, women who took the blood test were able to have treatment to potentially cure the cancer. The researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in […]
As the world tries to cope with the rise in cases of covid-19 during the coronavirus pandemic, drug companies are racing to develop treatments that could reduce the number of deaths from the illness. This includes the specialist medical genetic testing company RGCC, which has turned its expertise and technology in the diagnosis and treatment […]
Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect more than 50 common and deadly cancers, often before symptoms appear. The test could be especially useful in 12 cancers it was most accurate at detecting. These included pancreatic cancer, which is often only diagnosed at a very late stage and has poor outcomes and survival. […]
Researchers have used genetic testing to detect the very early changes that occur in the tumours of men with prostate cancer. Researchers at the University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute say the new type of blood test will help them understand the genetic characteristics of the tumours that cause prostate cancer, which is the second […]
A study suggests the genetic changes that cause cancers can happen years or even decades before the disease is diagnosed. A large analysis by an international team of researchers revealed that many DNA mutations – the changes in our genome that can trigger a tumour to develop – can occur long before someone is diagnosed […]
