Modest rise in UK cancer cases but substantial decline in deaths over last 25 years
Results are, overall, positive and reassuring, but further work is needed to address rise in some less common types of cancer, say experts Cases of ...
Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit
Particularly those approved through “fast track” pathways Many cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between 1995 and 2020 lack proof of added ...
Increase in annual cardiorespiratory fitness by 3%+ linked to 35% lower prostate cancer risk
Encourage men to improve fitness to help lower risk of getting the disease, say researchers An increase in annual cardiorespiratory fitness by 3% or more ...
New study assesses long term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
Increased risk lasts for at least 25 years after diagnosis, suggesting longer term monitoring is needed Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ ...
Sex-specific panel of 10 proteins can pick up 18 different early stage cancers
Could kickstart new generation of screening tests for early cancer detection, say researchers A sex-specific panel of 10 proteins can pick up 18 different early ...
Actively monitoring cervical lesions linked to heightened long term risk of cervical cancer
Absolute risk of cervical cancer remains low, but results show importance of regular checks for women having active surveillance Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that ...
Industry payments to physicians linked to use of some non-recommended and low value drugs among cancer patients
Findings raise quality of care concerns about this common practice, say researchers Patients with cancer whose oncologist receives payments from industry appear more likely to ...
Immersive virtual reality seems to ease cancer patients’ pain and distress
May have potential for other long term conditions, findings suggest Immersive virtual reality—digital technology that allows a person to experience being physically present in a ...
Significant gaps in UK public awareness of tell-tale cancer signs in kids and teens
Just 1 in 3 adult survey respondents felt confident in recognising symptoms Findings indicate need for initiatives to plug this knowledge gap, say researchers There ...
Global surge in cancers among the under 50s over past three decades
New cases have risen 79%, overall, with fastest rise in windpipe and prostate cancers Heaviest death toll for cancers of breast, windpipe, lung, bowel, and ...