Author: Ahmed Elbediwy, Senior Lecturer in Cancer Biology & Clinical Biochemistry, Kingston University

Roman Chekhovskoi/Shutterstock.com Good news: cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to their lowest level on record. According to the latest statistics from Cancer Research UK, between 2022 and 2024 around 247 people per 100,000 died from cancer each year in the UK. This is down from a peak of 355 deaths per 100,000 […]

Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com When South Korean doctors launched a nationwide thyroid cancer screening programme, diagnoses shot up 15 fold. Yet the death rate from thyroid cancer didn’t budge. More patients were being created than lives were being saved. It is a clear illustration of a problem that is quietly reshaping how doctors think about cancer: overdiagnosis. Not […]

PeopleImages/Shutterstock.com Cancer treatment follows a familiar pattern: doctors spot symptoms, diagnose the disease and start treatment. But scientists are now exploring a radical shift in how we tackle cancer. Instead of waiting for tumours to appear, they want to catch the disease decades before it develops. This approach is called “cancer interception”. The idea is […]

Copper peptides act as little helpers that tell your skin cells to repair and rebuild themselves. Yaroslav Astakhov/ Shutterstock Peptides have become one of the skincare industry’s most popular ingredients. It’s no wonder why, with evidence showing these powerful molecules hold the secret to healthier, firmer and more radiant skin. But out of the many […]

Many cancer survivors live with the worry that their cancer might come back. This “recurrence” occurs when cancer cells hide somewhere in the body – like in the bone marrow – and start growing again, sometimes years later. Scientists have been trying to understand how to stop these cells from reactivating and causing cancer to […]