Search Tag: Cancer Research UK
2023 04 Sep
Cancer Research UK has refreshed its branding with the aim of highlighting the tangible impact of its work on the lives of cancer patients, rather than solely focusing on the science. On September 1st, Cancer Research UK launched a campaign titled 'We Are'. This campaign shines a spotlight on the moments that cancer patients and former patients...Read more
2020 21 Apr
A research predicts a decline in cancer mortality rates in 2020 in the EU. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancer patient safety is compromised, but can still be improved with certain policies. You may also like : Prostate is Now Most Common Cancer Cancer in the EU Total cancer mortality rates in the...Read more
2020 10 Apr
This week Cancer Research UK has announced that it has cut funding to its research activities. At the same time, the EU is aiming to raise around €2 billion in support of rapid response research initiatives to fight COVID-19. You may also like: RECOVERY: World’s Largest COVID-19 Clinical Trial Cancer Research UK is a fundraising...Read more
2019 05 Dec
A quarter of cancer patients experienced delays, which could have been avoided, during the diagnostics, shows a recent study by Cancer Research UK . One of the reasons were long waiting times for test results, and this, in turn, was attributed to staff shortages. You may also like: ‘The Death of Cancer’ – The Patient Perspective...Read more
2016 26 Jun
Research on 1,200 patients in the UK, European and Australia has found that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans can spare patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma the serious side effects of chemotherapy. The study, led by Peter Johnson , Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Southampton, and published in the...Read more
2016 05 Jun
Having radiotherapy once a day for six and a half weeks or twice a day for three weeks – when combined with chemotherapy – is equally good at treating small cell lung cancer that hasn’t spread. These results – from a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial presented at the ASCO cancer conference in Chicago – mean patients and doctors...Read more