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New study shows focal therapy effectively treats prostate cancer, keeping patients cancer free ten years after treatment
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (348+ words) We use some essential cookies to make this service work. We also use some essential cookies so we can understand how people use our website and make improvements. A targeted and minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer called focal therapy,…...
Transforming care for patients with bowel and bladder conditions
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (557+ words) We use some essential cookies to make this service work. We also use some essential cookies so we can understand how people use our website and make improvements. Few things are more limiting than losing control of your bowel or…...
"If cancer was treated like heart failure there would be a national outcry"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Heart failure affects more people in the UK than many cancers, yet it remains under-recognised, underdiagnosed, and too often diagnosed too late. During Heart Failure Awareness Week, we have an opportunity to challenge that. Because heart failure is not rare....
First men tested in landmark prostate cancer trial
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (125+ words) Image shows Professor Hash Ahmed (right) with the presenter of the BBC's The One Show JB Gill (left), who met the team and first recruits The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is currently investigating an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease…...
Topical HRT protects bone density in women whose periods stop due to anorexia or intense exercise
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (565+ words) Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have discovered that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) applied to the skin is the best way to protect bone density in women with a condition called functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea (FHA)…...