Global Cancer News
Bracing for the ups and downs of biotech
There is a lot of excitement in our market over the new rules we introduced earlier this month to welcome new economy and pre-revenue biotech companies. We’ve already had several companies express interest in listing…
Millennials top obesity chart before reaching middle age
Anne Li More than seven in 10 millennials – those born between the early 80s and mid 90s – are set to be overweight or obese between the ages of 35-44, according to estimates by…
Recreating liver tumors as organoids for faster, more accurate drug screening
Anne Li A major challenge in developing liver cancer drugs is that preclinical testing occurs in tumor models that do not accurately reflect human tumor features, causing drug candidates to later fail in clinical testing.…
News digest – aspirin to prevent cancer, e-cigarettes, burning hot tea and… asparagus?
Anne Li Doctors should use a specialised type of scan to help decide if patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from surgery, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). New guidance…
News digest – cancer blood test, junk food ads, science snapshots and… ‘gene tests for all?’
Anne Li This week, Cancer Research UK’s News Digest gives us updates on blood tests, junk food ads, collaborations, snapshots, invasive breast cancer, reassuring reminders, prostate cancer, smokers, reconstructive surgery, blood cancer, and finally…. a…
