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Cancer Research UK clinical trial to test detection technology

The trial will look into whether Owlstone Medical's breath test technology can help pick up signs of cancer at an
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PwC to conduct internal review of breast cancer screening programme after IT error

A spokesperson for Public Health England said it had "commissioned help from PWC to support our work on the breast
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Almost 14,000 women contact breast cancer helpline after IT error revealed

Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons that "no stone will be left unturned in uncovering the truth" behind the
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Baroness Tessa Jowell to hand over medical data to global database

Baroness Tessa Jowell is to be the first cancer patient to hand over her medical data to a global databaseĀ which
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Double robot surgery carried out at The Royal Marsden Hospital

Surgeons Shahnawaz Rasheed and Marielle Nobbenhuis sat on opposite sides of the da Vinci Xi robotic consoleĀ to perform a hysterectomyĀ on
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Rapid cancer diagnosis centres to be introduced at 10 NHS hospitals

New rapid diagnostic and assessment centres for cancer are being set up in England as part of efforts to catch
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Research claims AI system can diagnose prostate cancer as accurately as pathologist

Scientists and clinicians in China have developed a learning artificial intelligence (AI) system which they say can identify cancerous prostate
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Miiskin teams up with the British Skin Foundation to support self-checking

Skin checking app Miiskin has teamed up with the British Skin Foundation to promote skin cancer awareness and self-checking.
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Macmillan Cancer Support launches own digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’

Macmillian Cancer Support has appointed a digital nurse to help combat ā€˜fake news’ online after it feared patients turned to
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West Herts tenders for a new cancer information system

The Macmillan Cancer Information CentreĀ is currently using Chameleon IMS which it deployed back in 2009. The contract due to expire
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