Currently women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50, but thousands are diagnosed younger Millions of women in their thirties could be offered breast cancer checks on the NHS after a world-first trial identified those with a higher risk of developing the disease. Currently, women are...
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98
Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’ French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris. The doctor and researcher, who achieved worldwide renown for his work...
‘Gift of life’: experts hail neck and head cancer breakthrough
Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returning An immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades. Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein...