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Radiation therapy: the future of battling cancer
New accelerator-based technology developed with aim of reducing side effects of cancer radiation therapy by shrinking its duration from minutes to under a second.
Developed...
Time to talk air pollutants and the monumental impact on health
Over the recent decades more proof has shown that air pollutants are related to adverse health effects, so it’s time to re-evaluate air quality...
YouTube videos risk providing misleading prostate cancer information
The most popular YouTube videos on prostate cancer often offer biased or misleading prostate cancer information, posing potential health risks to patients.
According to NYU...
Breast cancer growth rate enhanced by bone marrow cells
Researchers have discovered that breast cancer growth rate is determined by the stromal cells originating from bone marrow cells.
Published in the Journal of Experimental...
Cutting off melanoma skin cancer
Researchers have found a way to stop the spread of cancer in mice by blocking specific molecules of melanoma skin cancer.
Melanoma skin cancer tumours...
Rare forms of cancer to be tackled by Asian-European collaboration
ESMO launches new partnership to boost Asian-European collaboration and tackle rare forms of cancer, with the launch of Rare Cancers Asia.
The European Society for...
Cervical screening results & info have not been provided to more than 40,000 women
More than 40,000 women in England have not received information regarding cervical screening results and general updates after failure to send out letters by...
Towards a better understanding of gastric cancer treatment and prevention
Health Europa explored with United European Gastroenterology about the efforts regarding gastric cancer treatment, understanding and prevention.
Organised by the Healthy Stomach Initiative (HSI), 2...
Michael Lisanti and antibiotics: the next cancer revolution
Speaking to Health Europa, Professor Michael Lisanti, MD-PhD, FRSA discusses the potential role of antibiotics in preventing the recurrence of cancer.
How would you cure...
Challenges and opportunities in cancer drug development
Managing director Professor Heinz Zwierzina of the Cancer Drug Development Forum talks Health Europa through the challenges in the search for new cancer drugs.
The...
New therapeutic opportunities discovered from melanoma initiation
A vital vulnerability of melanoma initiation has been uncovered by researchers, finding that specific RNA boosts protein synthesis in different cellular compartments.
Researchers from VIB-KU...
Towards personalised medicine: Artificial Intelligence in cancer
Dr Andrea Sottoriva introduces REVOLVER and considers the wider application of Artificial Intelligence in cancer research and care.
Developed by scientists at The Institute of...
HepatoPredict: stratifying liver cancer patients for transplantation
The HepatoPredict - a powerful predictive tool to accurately select hepatocellular carcinoma patients for successful liver transplantation.
Dr José Pereira Leal, the founder and executive...
Michael Lisanti and his focus on doxycycline antibiotics
Health Europa delves further into Lisanti’s successful breast cancer clinical trial and the remarkable use of doxycycline antibiotics.
Lisanti and his wife Professor Sotgia, from...
New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery
Studies of a new wireless device has demonstrated early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, assisting patients with breast cancer recovery.
Funded...
Expectations vs reality: Norgine data highlights importance of bowel preparation for colonoscopy
New findings demonstrate that the clinical reality of the liquid volume required for bowel preparation for colonoscopy is greatly underestimated.
At United European Gastroenterology (UEG)...
Could inflammation be the key to pancreatic cancer prevention?
Health Europa presents recent research from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre that has revealed an unexpected link between pancreatic cancer and inflammation.
Pancreatic cancer...
Breast Cancer Now urges government to tackle rising rates of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Now is calling on the UK Government to act now to prevent a projected rise in rates of breast cancer deaths by...
A new drug target for hepatocellular carcinoma
Health Europa explores how an international team of scientists have developed a novel peptide drug that could one day lead to more effective treatments...
Sleeping Beauty mutagenesis used to classify a form of liver cancer
Researchers have used a gene screening technique called Sleeping Beauty mutagenesis identifying genes potentially responsible for fatty liver-associated liver cancer.
Osaka University, Japan, led a...
