July 2007

Cancer Advice keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

Patient wins bowel cancer treatment ruling A bowel cancer patient has won a High Court ruling, meaning that she will now have access to a controversial cancer treatment.Victoria Otley paid £15,000 for private treatment after her local...
Men delay prostate cancer treatment through fear Men are often so afraid about the implications of prostate cancer that they put off visiting a doctor, even if they are experiencing telltale symptoms, research has found.A study conducted by...
DIY test may enable timely bowel cancer treatment Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to research into cancer treatment, has announced that people who use a self-testing kit may be significantly less likely to die from bowel cancer.These kits...
Study suggests low cholesterol, cancer link A new study has linked low cholesterol levels induced by drugs such as statins to cancer, US scientists have revealed.The research undertaken on over 41,000 patients found one additional incident of...
Daily pint increases bowel cancer risk Drinkers who enjoy a daily pint of beer may be more likely to need bowel cancer treatment, scientists from Cancer Research UK have found.The Epic study, funded by Cancer Research UK, the Medical...
Tumour paint may aid cancer treatment Surgeons administering cancer treatment may be assisted by a new 'tumour paint', which helps to identify cancer cells.Scientists at the Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and Fred...
One in three fail to protect against skin cancer The number of Britons requiring skin cancer treatment may well be set to increase, following research which suggests more than a third do not apply sunscreen before sunbathing.A survey by the...
Nanoparticles to improve cancer biopsies Cancer treatment could be more effective due to the use of nanoparticles, according to new research.Scientists at the University of Mexico have concluded that biopsies may be more accurate and...
NHS wait rule fails breast cancer patients Many patients are being let down by NHS guidelines on cancer treatment, according to a new study. Research from BMJ Online First has raised concerns that the 'two-week wait rule' for cancer treatment...
Charity raises awareness of male breast cancer Breast cancer in males is very rare but men need to be aware of their health so that they can receive timely cancer treatment if necessary, a charity has said.For every man that is diagnosed with...
Kidney cancer treatment rejected in Scotland Patients hoping to take a cancer treatment for advanced kidney cancer will be forced to seek private treatment if they live north of the border, it has been revealed.The Scottish Medicines Consortium...
GM skin cells may provide childhood cancer treatment UK scientists have discovered that genetically modified skin cells could be used as a cancer treatment.Researchers at University College London conducted a study using mice to discover if their skin...
HIV, transplant patients face higher cancer risk Patients with HIV/AIDS or who have undergone a kidney transplant have a much greater risk of developing certain cancers, a research paper has revealed.Researchers from the University of New South...
Minimally-invasive cancer treatment to be trialled Biomedical engineers have developed a new, minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatment which is about to be trialled on patients.The new process has been developed by Dr Rafael Davalos of Virginia...