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Twice bereaved relative appeals to public for early detection ideas to save lives from cancer

Greater Manchester resident, Gen Buckley, who lost her father and brother early to bowel cancer, is urging the public to support new health research by sharing their ideas about saving lives from cancer.

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Recognising the importance of COPD awareness and research

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On World COPD Day, Professor Jørgen Vestbo, Respiratory Theme Lead and COPD Programme Co-Lead for Manchester BRC, reflects on the status and management of COPD and reminds us that we shouldn’t overlook this devastating disease.

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Using precision medicine to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for COPD flare-up

Author: Dr Alexander Mathioudakis

During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dr Alexander Mathioudakis, BRC Clinical Fellow discusses how the TRACE-COPD trial is using blood tests to guide and target the administration of antibiotics and oral steroids.

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Facing up to the challenge of behavioural observation in infant hearing assessment

Dr Iain Jackson and colleagues from our Manchester BRC Hearing Health theme discuss how new technologies and fresh approaches might offer valuable insight into young infants’ behavioural responses to sound.

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New study addresses early breast cancer detection in high risk young women

A new clinical study, designed to assess whether breast density can be accurately determined in young women using low dose mammograms, is launched by Cancer Prevention and Early Detection theme researchers.

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New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research

New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research

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First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients

First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients.

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Drugs’ side effects in lungs ‘more widespread than thought’

A systematic review of research has revealed that the toxic effects on the lung of drugs commonly taken to treat a range of common conditions is much more widespread than thought.

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