A blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than previously thought and could also help pick up other forms of cancer, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine today (Wednesday) and funded by Cancer Research UK and NIHR.
This study involving the University of Exeter was led by Dr Garth Funston at the University of Cambridge as part of the CanTest collaborative, and studied more than 50,000 women who had a specific type of blood test with their GP in England.
The test is for women with symptoms possibly caused by...
A new screening method can detect twice as many women with ovarian cancer as conventional strategies, according to the latest results from the largest trial of its kind.
The method uses a statistical calculation to interpret changing levels in women’s blood of a protein called CA125, which is linked to ovarian cancer. This gives a more accurate prediction of a woman’s individual risk of developing cancer, compared to the conventional screening method which uses a fixed ‘cut-off’ point for CA125.
The new method detected cancer in 86 per cent of women with invasive epithelial...
The 2013 Easter Sunday Charity Event that has Everything! A BBQ, a fabulous raffle (raffle tickets can be bought in advance from the Bar V), Mark Travis singing LIVE, face painting from Party Paints... a Wine or Water stall... Archery, a fun dogs agility 'class' with Happy Dogs, a WIN A MINI competition and more!
DON'T miss this! Will be updated as we go along...
In the evening we will be ticketing an indoor live music event with live Latin dance music from STREET LIFE, an Auction *including Live Human Beings* and Burlesque from Cherry Ve'Dore! Then on to a DJ marathon (for...
The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink celebrates its 10th Birthday in 2013, with a special anniversary festival filled with the region’s best food, drink, producers and chefs from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle, Exeter.
This is the South West’s ultimate foodie event - visitors will discover world-class West Country produce and have the chance to buy from over a hundred of the South West’s best artisan food producers.
Get inspiration and tips from acclaimed chefs in the cookery theatre, learn new skills at workshops and...
