Cancer & Oncology news

NHS inviting 500,000 men to join major prostate cancer research programme

The NHS will begin contacting half a million men from this week inviting them to join a major research programme to improve early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. Men who have had or are living with prostate …

Landmark NHS approval of cancer drugs offers new hope for children and adults with rare blood cancers

Infants and young children are among hundreds of patients set to receive new life-saving drugs for rare blood cancers. Around 200 patients a year will benefit from the 2 new cutting-edge treatments approved by NHS Engla…

Cancer patients rate NHS care highly as record numbers checked and treated

Tens of thousands of cancer patients have rated the care they received from the NHS as nearly 9 out of 10, as NHS teams see and treat record numbers of people for the disease. The latest patient experience figures come …

NHS aims to prevent one in four sepsis deaths

The NHS will aim to prevent thousands of deaths from sepsis by 2035 as part of a series of measures to improve the treatment of the deadly condition. Sepsis is a life-threatening response to an infection in the body, wh…

NHS urges people in their 50s to return bowel screening kits as 100 cancers found a week

The NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as new figures show this age group is less likely to take part. The latest annual bowel screening figures show that …

EMA fast tracks review of a medicine for metastatic pancreatic cancer

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a phased review of data on daraxonrasib, a medicine intended for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. A phased…

Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 22-25 June 2026

Six new medicines recommended for approvalEMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended six medicines for approval at its June 2026 meeting.The committee recommended…, CHMP statistics Key figures from the Ju…

NHS to offer new immunotherapy for hundreds of women with aggressive cervical cancer

Hundreds of women with aggressive cervical cancer are to be offered a new immunotherapy on the NHS, which could help more women survive and stay cancer-free in the long-term. Pembrolizumab – which experts describe as be…

NHS heroes recognised after accelerating cancer diagnosis and transforming patient care

‘Groundbreaking’ NHS teams that have freed up thousands of hospital beds, accelerated cancer diagnosis, and transformed care for patients have been recognised at the inaugural 2026 NHS Excellence Awards. Held today at N…

NHS to offer ‘multi-beam’ precision radiotherapy to thousands with prostate cancer

Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy on the NHS to target the disease more effectively, helping reduce side-effects and spare them 15 courses of treatment. NHS En…

NHS rolls out life-extending drug for hundreds of women with ovarian cancer

Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years. The new targeted therapy – mirvetuximab…

Supermarket scans spotting thousands of cancers

Thousands of people in England have had lung cancer caught early thanks to NHS scanning trucks in supermarket car parks, sports stadiums and busy high streets. New NHS data shows 10,678 lung cancers have been detected t…

NHS and Morrisons put cancer warning signs in the shower

Shoppers are being urged to look out for lumps, swelling, skin changes and unexplained bruising as Morrisons teams up with the NHS to put cancer advice on its own-brand bath and shower products. The range of nine new sh…

‘1-minute’ immunotherapy jab rolled out on NHS for tens of thousands with cancer

Tens of thousands of patients could benefit from a ‘rapid’ new immunotherapy jab on the NHS for over a dozen different cancers, which can be given in just 60 seconds. The NHS is rolling out a new injectable form of pemb…

NHS detects tens of thousands of bowel cancers thanks to screening programme

Millions more people are now benefiting from lifesaving bowel screening compared to a decade ago, as the NHS urges even more people to get tested. Almost 7 million people have had bowel screening from the NHS during 202…