Cancer

  • NHS scanning trucks help thousands get potentially life-saving liver cancer checks

    NHS scanning trucks help thousands get potentially life-saving liver cancer checks

    Thousands more people are being referred for potentially life-saving liver cancer checks following the expansion of the NHS’s community liver health check programme. The number of mobile liver scanning teams has almost doubled in the last two years, with 20 roaming teams now offering scans to communities in every region of England – up from [...]

  • AI tool uses face photos to estimate biological age and predict cancer outcomes

    AI tool uses face photos to estimate biological age and predict cancer outcomes

    Eyes may be the window to the soul, but a person’s biological age could be reflected in their facial characteristics, according to a new study. Investigators from Mass General Brigham developed a deep learning algorithm called FaceAge that uses a photo of a person’s face to predict biological age and survival outcomes for patients with [...]

  • Age-related genetic changes in the blood associated with poor cancer prognosis

    Age-related genetic changes in the blood associated with poor cancer prognosis

    Researchers have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to ageing, can be found in cancerous tumours, and this is associated with worse outcomes for patients. Understanding the biological interface of age-related genetic changes and diseases of ageing, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, is important to develop preventative therapies for a [...]