Monthly Archives: August 2016

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NHS to use robot-assisted surgery for kidney cancer

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-14T09:30:44+00:0014 Aug 2016|Cancer news|

The NHS is to commission robot-assisted surgery using the Da [...]

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Biomarkers predict response to TKI therapy for kidney cancer patients

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-13T08:07:34+00:0013 Aug 2016|Drug treatments|

A recent study published last month provides evidence that the [...]

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Amazing Medical Detection Dogs

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-10T17:51:55+00:0010 Aug 2016|Cancer news|

Dogs that can sniff out cancer in seconds are revolutionising [...]

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Watch and wait for kidney cancer helps to avoid toxicity of cancer drugs

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-10T17:38:55+00:0010 Aug 2016|Drug treatments|

A recent American study, published in Lancet Oncology last week, [...]

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Biomarkers may identify kidney cancer patients who will benefit from nivolumab

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-10T17:28:11+00:0010 Aug 2016|Drug treatments|

Researchers from the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in [...]

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New Cancer Drugs Fund becomes operational

By Sharon Kell|2016-08-08T15:25:55+00:008 Aug 2016|Drug treatments|

NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [...]

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