8 h. ago Lifesaving breast cancer breakthrough could see smartphones identify suspicious lumps

MammoCheck, a specialised scanning device, could soon allow women to check for lumps using their smartphones instead of checking their breasts for cancer by touch alone

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46 h. ago Breakthrough breast cancer vaccine raises hopes of eradicating disease

A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants

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3 d. ago Breast cancer vaccine breakthrough raises hopes of eradicating disease

A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants

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4 d. ago Breast cancer vaccine breakthrough as more than 75% of women show immune response in new test

A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants, offering hope to eradicate the disease by 2030.

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2 w. ago Breakthrough British prostate cancer test could avoid need for biopsies in 80pc of men

The EpiSwitch PSE next generation blood test uses advances in technology to identify prostate cancer, the most common form of the disease among men in the UK

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2 w. ago Cancer breakthrough as 'personalised treatment' could transform chemotherapy success in UK

Scientists have created a DNA test to predict resistance to life-saving chemotherapy in cancer patients

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2 w. ago Cancer breakthrough could transform chemotherapy success rates in UK

Tens of thousands of cancer patients going through gruelling chemotherapy could have DNA test to predict which form of the drug most likely to kill their cancer

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3 w. ago Breakthrough blood test detects cancer years before symptoms appear

Cancer signs detected in blood over three years in advance for some patients

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3 w. ago Breast cancer breakthrough could see new drug halt rapid spread of diseased cells

One in eight women in Scotland will be diagnosed with breast cancer but a breakthrough could be on the horizon

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