((This NOV 19 story corrects to show Merck is Palantir’s exclusive partner within the JV, not for all of Palantir’s healthcare activities, paragraph 11)) FILE PHOTO: Merck CEO Stefan Oschmann delivers a speech during the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of German pharmaceuticals company Merck at the Merck headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, May 3 ,2018.… Read More »
Personal stories encourage donors to open wallets.American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society (ACS) has invested $ 5 billion in research, but you won’t see that statistic in its new print and TV ads. Thanks in large part to the ACS, the nation has seen a 26% reduction in cancer rates since the early 1990s.… Read More »
Cancer screening programmes are to be reviewed following high-profile mistakes that have put thousands of patients in England at risk. NHS England has asked former government cancer tsar Sir Mike Richards to look at what changes are needed. Three national schemes cover breast, cervical and bowel cancers. On Wednesday, it emerged letters about the cervical… Read More »
DNA from tumours could reveal cancers earlier Medicshots / Alamy By Alice Klein A simple blood test can detect eight different types of cancer. It does this by detecting the various sizes of tumour DNA fragments that flow through the body. At the moment, most cancer screening tools are limited to specific areas of the body –… Read More »