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Proposed new surgery protocol for ovarian cancer
17th August 2020
For women at high risk of ovarian cancer, standard preventive practice is to offer removal of both the fallopian tubes and ovaries, but the surgery induces menopause in women who have not yet reached this stage of life. A proposed alternative two step surgical protocol, which delays the induced menopause caused by the removal of the ovaries, is highly acceptable to this premenopausal group of women.
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Broadening cancer gene testing
21st July 2020
Screening entire populations for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations could prevent millions more cancer cases across the world compared to current clinical practice, according to an international study led by Queen Mary University of London.
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Covid-19 and blood cancer
3rd June 2020
One of the first studies to investigate the outcome of Covid-19 infection in patients with blood cancer has been conducted by clinical researchers from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, and Barts Health NHS Trust.
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Immunotherapy for advanced bladder cancer
29th May 2020
An immunotherapy drug called ‘avelumab’ has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led by Professor Tom Powles.
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Personalised ovarian cancer risk prediction reduces worries
18th May 2020
Offering personalised ovarian cancer risk prediction to women shows that 98 per cent of participants felt less worried after finding out their ovarian cancer risk status, according to a new study.
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Metal analysis of urine for pancreatic cancer detection
28th April 2020
Research has revealed that the signature of metal ions present in urine samples is an accurate indicator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, one of the deadliest types of cancer.
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