Centre for Cancer
A Newcastle University Centre of Research Excellence.
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A new academic research project into a form of incurable blood cancer is set to begin thanks to the fundraising efforts of a man diagnosed with the disease.
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Children with the most common brain cancer could see diagnostic wait times reduced, thanks to new research that trialled a new, quicker and less invasive way of determining tumour type
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The paediatric neuro-oncology collaboration between Newcastle University and Hospitals' has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
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Personalised medicine breakthrough for childhood leukaemia
Children with the most common form of childhood cancer could benefit from more personalised treatment thanks to new research that is changing how doctors assess the risk of the disease returning.
New brain tumour test could transform diagnosis and treatment
Scientists and doctors at Newcastle are among the first in the UK to use a pioneering brain tumour test with the potential to speed up a diagnosis for patients - from weeks to hours.
First kidney transplant through Newcastle organ assessment hub
Surgeons have performed their first life-saving kidney transplant through the Newcastle Organ Assessment Hub (NOAH) based at the Freeman Hospital.