Regular blood tests before and during chemotherapy for prostate cancer can detect whether or not a patient is resistant or developing resistance to treatment with docetaxel, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.[1] The findings could enable doctors to detect early on, without invasive procedures, if a treatment is working and switch to alternatives […]
Category: Cancer
Data available for training AI to spot skin cancer are insufficient and lacking in pictures of darker skin
The images and accompanying data available for training artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are insufficient and include very few images of darker skin, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival and published in Lancet Digital Health. [1] AI is increasingly being used in medicine as it can make diagnosis of diseases like […]
Children in the UK and Ireland still diagnosed later with larger kidney cancers than in rest of Europe
Childhood cancer expert calls for frontline healthcare workers to be trained in paediatric medicine Children with kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed with larger and more advanced tumours in the UK and Ireland than in other Western European countries, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.[1] As a result, a leading childhood cancer expert […]
Pilot study reveals the benefits of ‘whole genome sequencing’ for children with cancer
Unravelling the entire genetic code for each child who has been diagnosed with cancer can give a more accurate diagnosis or reveal new treatment options, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.[1] These are the results of a pilot study of the process known as whole genome sequencing. The study also shows how whole […]
Average survival time has doubled for patients with two out of three types of advanced breast cancer in the past decade
Improved treatments mean about half of patients live for five years or longer Patients with two out of the three most common types of advanced breast cancer now have an average survival time of at least five years, according to a panel of experts at the Advanced Breast Cancer Sixth International Consensus Conference (ABC 6). […]
Advanced breast cancer patients should receive COVID-19 vaccination without delay
Treating patients remotely during a pandemic has benefits but also emotional costs Patients with advanced breast cancer should receive COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as possible and the second dose should be delivered early, no later than three to four weeks after the first, the virtual meeting of the Advanced Breast Cancer Sixth International Consensus Conference […]
Advanced breast cancer patients denied opportunities to join clinical trials
Patient advocate calls for collaboration to improve access to trials Clinicians and the wider research community involved in treating advanced breast cancer (ABC) need to do more to help and encourage patients to join clinical trials, according to a patient advocate who is leading a study that shows only 14% of ABC patients in the […]
Major global study reveals risk of breast cancer spreading to other parts of the body
— Younger women found to face higher risk — The risk of early breast cancer spreading to another part of the body ranges from 6% to 22%, according to the first results of a large and detailed global study of metastatic breast cancer presented at the Advanced Breast Cancer Sixth International Consensus Conference (ABC 6). […]
Artificial intelligence could help diagnose lung cancer a year earlier
An artificial intelligence (AI) program can spot signs of lung cancer on CT scans a year before they can be diagnosed with existing methods, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. [1] Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death with around 1.8 million lives lost around the world […]
Blood test for early detection of cancer: final study results support screening use
Test can detect over 50 types of cancer, often before symptoms show Final results from a study of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer have shown that it is accurate enough to be rolled out as a multi-cancer screening test among people at higher risk of the disease, including […]