A modified version of the cervical screening test could soon be rolled out by the NHS in the UK which would cut the number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer by up to a fifth. Some 3,000 women in the UK and 13,000 in USA are presently diagnosed with the disease each year, while some…
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The University of Manchester Viral Oncology Research Laboratories are working on developing a new diagnostic procedure for Childhood Leukaemia with support from Caring Cancer Trust’s Stopcancer funding programme. A problem with modern medicine is that tests for most infectious agents are only given on the basis of symptoms. However, it is well known that some…
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Your immune system is there to fight off infections and diseases. It is made up of white blood cells and organs and tissues of thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and bone marrow. Immunotherapy drug treatment can either help the body’s immune system to fight cancer either directly, or generally stimulate the immune system…
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Photo Credit: Isle of Wight County Press Caring Cancer Trust launched its new Stop Cancer, animal free Research and Prevention programme by giving a cheque for £15,000 to research into causes and treatment of Childhood Leukaemia by Professor Ian Hampson and his international research team at Manchester University’s viral oncology research laboratories when they visited…
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