August 20, 2019 ICR joins Imperial’s Academic Health Science Centre partnership The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has joined the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). The Imperial College AHSC is a strategic University-NHS partnership that aims to accelerate the translation of scientific breakthroughs into innovative ways to provide patient care. The Imperial College AHSC was the UK’s first AHSC, formed in 2007 and subsequently gaining Department of Health and Social Care designation. Its existing members are Imperial College London, Imperial College […]
February 18, 2019 Artificial intelligence can predict survival of ovarian cancer patients Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current methods. […]
Imperial researchers awarded £1.3 million to fight prostate cancer Prostate Cancer UK has awarded Imperial researchers over £1.3 million for three projects that could lead to new treatments for the disease. The Research Innovation Awards is a prestigious scheme aimed at funding the most impactful research in prostate cancer. The number of prostate cancer cases is increasing in the UK – the condition kills […]
February 4, 2019 Researcher calls for national screening programme to tackle prostate cancer A national screening programme is needed to effectively diagnose and treat the growing number of prostate cancer cases in the UK, say Imperial expert. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with around 35,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It develops when cells in the prostate grow in an uncontrolled […]
New steam treatment offers hope for men with an enlarged prostate A new treatment for enlarged prostates can reduce side effects and has the potential to improve the lives of thousands of men, says an Imperial expert The treatment, which uses steam, has been shown to shrink prostates by 36 per cent and has fewer side effects than current methods. Professor Hashim Ahmed, Consultant Urological Surgeon […]