Tag: cancer
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Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials
Cancer Research UK is the UK’s leading cancer charity that holds a prominent stance and multiple pioneering work in developing a better understanding of cancer, diagnosing and treating cancer with the hope of eliminating forms of cancer, preventing people developing it through early detection and awareness of its risk factors and causes and every patient…
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A Novel Genetic Test Using Nanopore-based assay
Nanopore genetic sequencing is an innovative technique where the graphical interface software Rapid nanpOre Brain IntraoperatIve classificatioN (ROBIN) presents sequencing results of patients in real-time as data is being analysed and interpreted from a single assay (Deacon et al., 2025). The World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) has…
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Recent Advances In CAR T Cell Therapy
McMaster University (2024) announced that a pre-clinical animal (xenograft) model study led by the Singh Lab has discovered that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) CAR-T cell therapy may be used to treat glioblastoma, a malignant brain cancer. Current treatments for brain cancer were established by Stupp and Colleagues (2005) and consist of maximal surgical resection of…
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New Advances In Neurological Cancer Treatment
Article One Vorasedenib: Accept Or Reject? ArticleTwo Advances in CAR T Cell Therapy Article Three A Genetic Test Using a Nanopore-based assay Article Four Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Article Five The Role Of Artificial Biomarkers In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Neurological Tumours
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Vorasidenib: Accept Or Reject?
In recent reports, it was announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has declined to formalize the acceptance of the use of Vorasidenib on the National Health Service (NHS). Vorasidenib is a targeted therapy that is administered orally for patients with low-grade gliomas. This took place in October 2025 on the…
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The Link Between Learning Disabilities and Cancer Care
What is a learning disability? A learning disability is defined as a form of intellectual disability where there is a deterrent in how social and adaptive one can be. They commonly have an IQ of less than 70. What is SEND? Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) refers to children and young people who are…
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World Cancer Day 2026
Welcome back to World Cancer Day 2026! This year, the Farah Saeed Team is continuing to focus on World Cancer Day’s theme ‘United by Unique.’ Following last year’s objective of the theme, the aim of this year is titled ‘Your story will change minds.‘ This is where the stories of cancer patients are being applied…
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World Cancer Research Day 2025
About WCRD About WCRD 2025 campaign What Is FST Planning for WCRD 2025 campaign Cancer Researchers: Past Present And Future From a weekly Monday post on Instagram since 29th September 2025 to your very own FREE publication to download. Be inspired by cancer researchers from the past, present, and future on their contributions and how…
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Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy And Head And Neck Cancer
There is increasing evidence that reveals the role of the X-linked recessive disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), in elevating the risk of cancer. To date, it has been implicated in the occurrence of brain cancer, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, benign enchondroma, leukaemia, lymphomas, melanomas, and carcinomas (Vita et al., 2021; Jones et al., 2021). Upon exploring the…
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New Risk Factors Of Bowel Cancer
It is well-established that the risk factors for bowel cancer are augmented with lifestyle factors and sedentary behaviour linked to obesity, a high-fat diet, alcohol, tobacco, and poor exercise levels. The aim of this article is to divert your attention to new risks of bowel cancer recently discovered: pathogenic bacteria, overuse of antibiotics and cystic…
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