March 2007

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

Green tea provides prostate cancer treatment hope A compound found in green tea could help to provide a new preventative prostate cancer treatment, researchers have claimed.Administration of the polyphenol EGCG in conjunction with low doses of the...
Nice says no to Tarceva lung cancer treatment The government's health watchdog has ruled that the once-a-day lung cancer pill Tarceva will not be made available on the NHS in England and Wales.According to the National Institute for Health and...
Study shows pre-natal vitamins reduce childhood cancer risk Taking folic acid and multivitamins during pregnancy could reduce the likelihood of childhood cancer, according to a new report. Researchers from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children found that...
Urine test could improve prostate cancer screening Research carried out by the University of California has suggested that testing for the prostate cancer gene PCA3 may improve the detection rates for the cancer.While at present, the screening...