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Right-sided colon gets rid of cancer – Japanese study
Cancer is rarely detected in the right-sided colon because genes’ function of ejecting tumour cells and other foreign substances there is as strong as...
Colonoscopies detect more colorectal cancer than blood tests, study finds
Although people might prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy, the latter stool-based procedure can prevent...
T-cell therapy ups odds of solid tumour survival – Singapore trial
Data from the first-of-a-kind T cell therapy trial in Singapore for solid tumours show positive results, and represent a significant milestone, say experts.
“The delivery...
US analysis links 22 pesticides to prostate cancers
Researchers have found that nearly two dozen pesticides are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, four of them also being...
Analysis projects global cancer deaths will double by 2050
Experts have predicted that cancer cases around the world was going to skyrocket, resulting in millions more fatalities by 2050. This will be largely...
Major UK trial to see if red wine chemical stops bowel cancer
British scientists are launching a large trial to determine if a chemical found in wine, red grapes, as well as blueberries, raspberries and peanuts,...
Baby powder recalled after suspected asbestos link
Another baby powder in the US has made the news after the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced an expanded recall of a range...
Early morning, evening activity could cut bowel cancer risk – German study
Being more active in the morning and evening may reduce the risk of bowel cancer by 11%, according to a study that suggests the...
SAHPRA approves bid for unregistered cancer drug
Umhlanga cancer patient Ina Requilet finally has access to potentially life-saving medication after the health regulator approved a treatment not yet registered in South...
Amazon, social media flooded with unsound cancer info – UK study
The internet is awash with cancer misinformation, according to researchers, with misleading information receiving more engagement than factual sources, and with Amazon, the world’s...
Radioactive treatment shrinks brain tumour by 50% in UK trial
A new radioactive therapy offers hope to people with hard-to-treat brain cancer, with the first patient signed up to the British clinical trial having...
US study finds immunotherapy boosts Hodgkin’s survival chances
An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances of survival, including in those as young as 12, according to...
Durban doctor leads the way with research on breast cancer trends
A recent study by Durban’s Dr Mpoi Makhetha on breast cancer patients in KwaZulu-Natal is believed to be the first of its kind in...
Gauteng Health expands HPV jabs to private schools
Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) will now be available to girls aged nine to 15 at private schools in the province, Gauteng Health...
Combination treatment slashes cervical cancer deaths by 40%
British researchers are hailing a new cervical cancer treatment as the biggest improvement in 20 years, cutting the risk of death by 40% and...
UK launches major study of personalised cancer therapies
A large-scale collaborative study of personalised cancer therapies could offer clinicians a real-time view of how well treatments are working, say scientists, and decide...
SAHPRA rejects woman’s bid for cancer drug not yet registered in SA
An Umhlanga woman (53) is battling cancer and bureaucracy in attempts to acquire medication that might save her life.
Ina Requilet has an aggressive mutation...
Colon cancer therapy fails late-stage trial
A combination of Merck’s experimental drug and blockbuster therapy Keytruda had failed a late-stage trial testing it in previously treated patients with a type...
Alcohol consumption linked to rising cancer cases – US study
Adults under 50 have been developing breast cancer and colorectal cancer at increasingly higher rates over the past few decades, and alcohol use may...
Breastfeeding after breast cancer a safe option – Italian studies
Two international studies presented at last week’s ESMO Congress 2024 in Barcelona showed no increase in recurrence or new breast cancers in women who...
US researchers identify new, rare small cell lung cancer
A team of doctors and researchers say they have found a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that worryingly, primarily affects younger...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in trial
Scientists say they are pleased with the interim data from the phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer jab (mRNA-4359) trial, which,...
Common trait excludes African, Middle-Eastern patients from trials
Researchers have recently discovered that clinical trials, including those of new cancer drugs, may inappropriately exclude some people with a common benign trait (Duffy-null...
Why kidney cancer research has doctors excited
Kidney cancer patients are now living longer and better, thanks to developments over the past 20 years, and the fact that many are being...
Blind women help detect possible breast cancers in India
In an extraordinary programme, blind women in India are assisting in the diagnosis of possible breast cancers, in a country where mammograms are in...
Prostate cancer ‘over-diagnosed’ across Europe – global experts
Rates of prostate cancer across Europe – since 1980 – are “indicative of over-diagnosis”, say researchers, who suggest this “may be inflated by unregulated...
Major WHO review finds no link between phones and brain cancer
A WHO-commissioned review of all available published evidence worldwide has concluded that there is no connection between mobile phone use and an increased risk...
Cancer jab using immune system’s ‘killer’ cells on the cards – UK study
Scientists are working on a “breakthrough” cancer vaccine after discovering how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated by the disease, according to the researchers from the University...
Lung cancer vaccine trial launches in UK
A new vaccine that fights lung cancer is being tested for the first time on patients in the UK, with researchers saying it could...
TIME ‘Kid of the Year’ teen invents skin cancer soap
An American teenager is making waves in the oncological research world, having invented a soap which he hopes will, in the future, be used...
FDA approves chemo-free treatment for lung cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s chemotherapy-free combination treatment for a type of non-small cell lung cancer, setting up...
Colon cancer blood test needs healthcare sector buy-in
Experts are hoping that FDA approval of the first colon cancer screening blood test – which has several opponents – will boost low screening...
Fallopian tube removal in sterilisation is safe – Swedish experts
The removal of fallopian tubes during sterilisation is about as safe as sterilisation procedures that damage the tubes but leave them intact, a recent...
Higher cancer risk with heavy cannabis use – US study
People who are regular and heavy cannabis users have a three to five times greater risk of developing some head and neck cancers, according...
How the provinces stack up in state oncology treatment
Depending upon where you live, the wait for cancer treatment at a public facility can be more of a death sentence than the disease...
Cervical cancer treatment success with heat therapy – Wits study
Researchers at Wits University have successfully enhanced the effectiveness of heat therapy to help treat cervical cancer – the second most common cancer among...
UK approves ‘take-home’ blood cancer drug
Blood cancer patients in England are to be offered the first ever ‘take-at-home’ tablet to be approved for treatment, and recommended by the National...
Millennials and Gen Xers have higher risk of 17 cancers – US study
US and Canadian researchers have identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than in older age...
FDA green light for colon cancer blood test
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to be used for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults 45 and older...
WHO upgrades carcinogenicity of talc
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organisation, has reclassified talc from “possibly” to “probably” carcinogenic, and reclassified...