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This US research project is a bit technical but it’s worth knowing about “Meningiomas: US researchers have identified expression of the NY-ESO-1 protein in 108 of 110 meningioma tissue samples and believe this could be a potentially significant target, particularly … Continue reading →

A “window to the brain” implant which would allow doctors to see through the skull and possibly treat patients has been devised by US researchers. It uses a see-through version of the same material used for hip implants. The team … Continue reading →

NHS England has published the latest national cancer patient experience survey.  A total of 116,490 patients who had received treatment for cancer between 1st September and 30th November 2012 from 155 NHS trusts were included in the sample for the … Continue reading →

The Department of Health has announced it is purchasing 20 new radiotherapy machines at a cost of £30 million.  The purchase of these radiotherapy machines has been carried out by the Department of Health to deliver savings of £3 million … Continue reading →

An international team of researchers has identified four new genetic suspects to add to the already-identified neurofibromin 2 as being relevant to the development of meningiomas. This may lead to personalised medical therapies for meningiomas which currently are primarily managed … Continue reading →