Early Detection of Cancer Month 2021
This year we featured some of the cancer early detection projects and news from across Oxford on our channels as part of Early Detection of Cancer Month in February 2021. Check out a summary of all the stories we have relating to blood cancer below and the variety of work happening in the early detection of many different cancer types at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals Trust.
Two clinical academic research partnerships awarded to Oxford researchers
New prostate cancer risk tool
Understanding mutation progression to detect ovarian cancer earlier
New study investigates how growth factors in our gut could initiate cancer
Oxford success at the early detection sandpit on pancreatic cancer
New clinical prediction tools for myeloma
Early Detection Award for research into the clinical application of single cell genomics
Higher testosterone levels in men linked to greater melanoma risk
New funding for early diagnosis research using platelets
Oxford spin out influencing patient care world wide
Funding to improve childhood, teenage and young adult cancer detection
DeLIVER clinical research study underway as recruitment opens
Registration open for Cancer Early Detection and Epigenetics Symposium
Drinking alcohol regularly increases cancer risk in Chinese populations
Developing a system to simultaneously detect genetic and epigenetic information
Finding extracellular vesicle biomarkers for oesophageal cancer early detection
Detecting for multiple cancers in one simple test
Understanding how inherited and acquired mutations interact to affect cancer
Studying viral genetics to aid liver cancer early detection
Understanding how cancer arises from infected tissue
Detecting myeloma earlier
Following the cancer metabolomic breadcrumb trail
Investigating the effects of co-morbidities on liver cancer risk
Potential of DNA-based blood tests for detecting pancreatic cancer earlier
Bioengineering the human gut
Using AI to improve the quality of endoscopy videos
The search for pancreatic cancer biomarkers
Early stage ‘red flag’ symptoms for pancreatic cancer
Oxford Cancer alumni’s biotech success
Detecting pancreatic cancer through blood tests
Funding boost for OxPLoreD early detection study
Oxfordshire-based SCAN pathway wins BMJ award
Prof. Ellie Barnes comments on the 2020 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Tackling blood cancers in Tanzania and Uganda
The relationship between unexpected weight loss & cancer
Oxford to lead new programme of AI research to improve lung cancer screening
Affordable approaches to earlier cancer diagnosis in India
New start-up Base Genomics launches
Tackling oesophageal cancer early detection challenges through AI
Celebrating the launch of the Oxford Centre for Early Cancer Detection
Using GP data to improve cancer survival rates
AI-powered tools tackling oesophageal cancer
Preventing GI Cancers by Optimising Endoscopy
Interview with David Church on the Importance of Bowel Cancer Awareness
Improving Patient Stratification and Treatment
Predicting Bowel Cancer
2019 Symposium Registration – Now open!
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Enabling More Targeted Treatment of Prostate Cancer by De-coding Stress Response Signalling of Cancer Cells
Improving Early Detection of Recurring Cancers after Chemoradiotherapy Treatment
Use of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles for the Early Detection of Oesophageal Cancer
Machine Learning to Help Improve Early Detection and Treatment of Barrett’s Oesophagus
Using AI to Detect Oesophageal Cancer Earlier
February is Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month
Transatlantic collaboration to support earlier detection of pancreatic and oesophageal cancer
Rare cancer could be caught early using simple blood tests
Aspirin and acid reflux medication reduce the likelihood of patients with Barrett’s oesophagus developing oesophageal cancer.
Monitoring prostate cancer offers the same survival chance as surgery or radiotherapy over 10 years, but treatment reduces risk of cancer progression
Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer
Giant touchscreen helping in the battle against cancer
Oxford researcher secures funding for powerful imaging technique in pancreatic cancer
Genetic expression ‘predicts lung cancer survival’
