{"id":26419,"date":"2020-10-03T07:39:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T07:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org\/?p=17991"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:17","slug":"news-digest-hpv-vaccine-1-million-breast-screenings-missed-and-prostate-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/news-digest-hpv-vaccine-1-million-breast-screenings-missed-and-prostate-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"News digest \u2013 HPV vaccine, 1 million breast screenings missed and prostate cancer treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HPV vaccine<\/span> reduces cervical cancer risk<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Long-awaited study results from Sweden released this week show<\/span> for the first time, the impact of the vaccine on cervical cancer.<\/span> R<\/span>ates<\/span> of cervical cancer were 88% lower in women vaccinated before the age of 17 with the<\/span> HPV<\/span> vaccine \u2013 and<\/span> 63<\/span>% lower in<\/span> the vaccinated cohort overall<\/span>.<\/span> Our news report has<\/span> more<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HPV vaccination has been shown previously to prevent infection with the virus and the development of precancer. Although scientists were confident that it would follow that HPV vaccination would prevent cervical cancer, this is the first time that that has been shown directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2013 Professor Peter Sasieni, a Cancer Research UK-funded cervical screening expert at King\u2019s College London<\/span> <\/span><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Promising<\/span> prostate cancer treatment<\/span> results<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

A<\/span> leading cancer<\/span> charity<\/span> ha<\/span>s<\/span> \u201chailed a breakthrough\u201d<\/span> in treating prostate cancer<\/span>,<\/span> after<\/span> results from 2 drug trials<\/span> were announced<\/span> at a conference<\/span>.<\/span> O<\/span>laparib<\/span> improved survival for<\/span> some<\/span> men<\/span> w<\/span>hose<\/span> advanced prostate cancer<\/span> has<\/span> specific<\/span> DNA<\/span> errors<\/span>, while<\/span> adding<\/span> ipatasertib<\/span> to existing treatments<\/span> also showed promising<\/span> early<\/span> signs<\/span> in a second clinical trial<\/span>.<\/span> Meanwhile,<\/span> new<\/span> research suggests<\/span> some<\/span> men<\/span> with prostate cancer<\/span> could be spared radiotherapy after surgery for the disease \u2013<\/span> full story here<\/span> in the<\/span> Daily Mail<\/span><\/a>, Sky News<\/a><\/span> and<\/span> The Times(<\/span>\u00a3)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

New treatment \u2018cuts risk of breast cancer return\u2019<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

More promising trial results, as a<\/span>dding the targeted drug abemaciclib to hormone therapy<\/span> was found to<\/span> cut breast cancer recurrence by 25%<\/span> in<\/span> interim analysis published<\/span> last<\/span> week.<\/span> As reported in the Evening Standard<\/a>, t<\/span>he trial involved in people with<\/span> early<\/span> hormone receptor positive breast<\/span> cancer<\/span> and tested the benefits of giving the targeted drug after standard treatments<\/span> like chemotherapy, surgery and\/or radiotherapy<\/span>,<\/span> to reduce the<\/span> risk of<\/span> the cancer<\/span> returning<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Almost a million<\/span> breast screening<\/span>s missed<\/span> during pandemic<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Charity Breast Cancer Now has<\/span> revealed that t<\/span>he coronavirus pandemic is responsible for as many as 986,000 women in the UK missing<\/span> breast<\/span> screening<\/span> appointments,<\/span> as<\/span> screening services<\/span> were<\/span> put on pause.<\/span> Get the full story at<\/span> Sky News<\/span><\/a> and you can read more about how<\/span> the pandemic impact cancer services in our blog post.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cCancer services were struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and now, after months of screening backlogs and with the added pressure that winter puts on the NHS, frontline workers are simply overstretched.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t wait for a screening invite if you\u2019ve noticed anything unusual for you, it\u2019s important to contact your GP and they will make sure you can be checked out safely. For those who have had difficulty trying to get an appointment, we understand that it might be frustrating, but we encourage you to keep trying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Dr Rachel Orritt, Cancer Research UK\u2019s health information manager<\/cite><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

20,000 more cancer cases a year in the most deprived areas<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

New figures released this week suggest there are around 20,000 extra cancer cases every year in the UK\u2019s<\/span> mo<\/span>st<\/span> deprived areas \u2013 exposing once again the inequalities running through our society.<\/span> Our<\/span> latest<\/span> blog<\/span> post<\/span><\/a> takes a deeper look at<\/span> th<\/span>is<\/span> unacceptable reality.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Is cancer the next tech boom sector?<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

In the week following US biotech giant Illumina\u2019s \u00a36.2 billion buyout of Grail,<\/span> investors<\/span> are pouring billions into the cancer detection sector. R<\/span>ead the full story in<\/span> The Ti<\/span>mes (\u00a3)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

UK\u2019s medical research charities need \u2018urgent support\u2019 <\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Iain Foulkes, executive director of research and innovation at Cancer Research UK has stressed the critical importance of Government action \u2013 after<\/span> new<\/span> figures from the National Cancer Research Institute projected a devastating 24% drop in the country\u2019s overall cancer research<\/span> spend<\/span> in 2020.<\/span> In his<\/span> latest blog<\/span><\/a> post<\/span>,<\/span> Foulkes notes that much-needed progress in cancer and other diseases is at risk.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

And finally\u2026<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Our latest Science Surgery<\/a>answers the question: how does<\/span> cancer in children and adults differ?<\/span> And<\/span> if you\u2019<\/span>re looking for something to read<\/span> over the weekend,<\/span> check<\/span> out<\/span> our<\/span> blog<\/span> post<\/span><\/a> following 3 of the team of over 60 scientists investigating the age-old mystery of inflammation and cancer.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Richards<\/em> is a writer for PA Media Group<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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