Continued delayed cancer treatment waits are “unacceptable” a cancer charity has said as latest figures show no NHS boards met the Scottish Government’s 62-day pledge last quarter. The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that from October to December 2025, 27.4% patients waited longer than 62 days to start treatment following an urgent suspected cancer … Read more
Scientists have uncovered a “hidden vulnerability” involving vitamin B in one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, which means a specialised diet could help slow tumour growth. The research team found combining a prescribed diet with steroid anti-inflammatory drugs could have an impact on glioblastoma. The project involved researchers from five European countries, … Read more
NHS England has announced the roll-out of a new liquid biopsy blood test to help lung cancer patients receive targeted treatments faster and reduce the need for biopsies. This world-first rollout is expected to benefit 15,000 patients each year. The test identifies tumour DNA fragments in the blood, allowing for personalised therapy based on genetic … Read more
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MILLIONS of people may be “cancer-resistant”, according to experts. Scientists are being offered up to £20million to work out why some are tumour-proof. 2 Prof Karen Vousden said: ‘We spend an awful lot of time thinking about why people do get cancer but we haven’t really thought about why some people don’t’Credit: Royal Society 2 … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, together with broadcasters Julia Bradbury and Victoria Derbyshire, is calling for more women to attend breast cancer screening. In a series of personal letters and videos for a new NHS campaign, the trio urge women to get screened for the disease, which is much more treatable if caught early. … Read more
It’s something nobody wants to think about, but almost everyone will be affected by in their lifetime. In fact, cancer will affect a staggering 1 in 2 people in the UK, and 1,000 people per are diagnosed with it. Sadly, though, only half of people with cancer live for 10 years or more after diagnosis, … Read more
Deaths from liver cancer in the UK are almost twice as high as they were two decades ago, according to new analysis. Cancer Research UK estimates the disease has killed more than 81,000 people in the last 20 years, with deaths projected to rise a further 10% by 2040. About half of liver cancer cases … Read more