Practice-changing clinical trial reduces long-term radiotherapy side effects in women with breast cancer 21 Dec 2018 Targeting or reducing the dose of radiotherapy for women with breast cancer after surgery can substantially reduce the side effects they experience, a large-scale clinical trial has shown. Find out more Show/Hide
Targeted drug – palbociclib – stops tumour growth in patients with early breast cancer 06 Dec 2018 Adding a new targeted therapy to hormone therapy halts the growth of tumour cells in women with early-stage breast cancer, new research shows. Find out more Show/Hide
New cancer drugs taking longer to reach NHS patients 04 Dec 2018 NHS patients are waiting longer for new cancer drugs because of delays in taking them through clinical trials and getting them approved for use, a major new analysis of regulatory data reveals. Find out more Show/Hide
Immunotherapy keeps some patients with advanced head and neck cancer alive for more than three years 30 Nov 2018
Call for hospitals to use high-tech scans to diagnose prostate cancers when they can still be cured 17 Nov 2018
ESMO 2018: Immunotherapy effective as first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer 22 Oct 2018
ESMO 2018: Major trial shows targeted drug – palbociclib – extends breast cancer survival 20 Oct 2018
Experts call for genetic testing to personalise treatment for all children assessed for new cancer treatments 26 Sep 2018