2017-07-06 20:37
Language is a curious thing. It’s given us civilisation, culture, art, science and Twitter (though that one may not be such a good thing…).
But it’s also tricky – an… Read More
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2017-06-24 12:53
And now it’s time for the (very belated!) sequel to my last post. Evolution & cancer: part deux.
Back in Nae Trainers, I described one of the processes which can cause tumours to b… Read More
2016-11-13 13:23
In my last post, I described how tumours can become resistant to therapy by activating survival mechanisms, through a process known as Multidrug Resistance. I’m now going to talk about… Read More
2016-10-11 14:34
So, in my last post, I described how different cell populations within an individual tumour can respond differently to specific treatments, and how this combated with combination therapy.&nb&hell…Read More
2016-09-12 10:17
This post is going to be about combination therapies. Why are they needed? And how are they used?
Whenever someone is diagnosed with cancer, the clinicians will think carefully a… Read More
2016-08-16 14:40
My last post discussed the findings outlined in the recent report from MacMillan Cancer Support, Cancer: Then and Now. Previously, I concentrated on the improvements in cancer survival… Read More
2016-08-01 11:11
A bit of good news today.
Macmillan Cancer Support have released a report, Cancer: Then and Now, which shows that people diagnosed with cancer are twice as likely to survive for at least a d… Read More
2016-06-17 11:06
Anti-cancer therapy and Autoimmune disease: Part II
So, in my last post I gave a brief description of Autimmune conditions. Now, I’m going to describe the ways that researc… Read More
2016-06-13 11:16
Anti-cancer therapy and Autoimmune disease: Part I
Bit of a detour in this post, as I’m going to be talking about Autoimmune diseases. There is a cancer connection though… Read More
2016-06-06 15:04
Want to hear a joke? A really, really good one? Well I’ve got one for you, and it’s a cracker. It’s one of those jokes that’s a bit dark. A bi… Read More
2016-05-26 15:19
Something important happened a few months back. Something which you probably don’t know anything about, because it wasn’t given the prominence it deserved. But you sh… Read More
2016-05-13 12:29
We are living in an age of transition. Things are changing in the world of oncology, and these changes are going to have major ramifications for the clinical experiences of future canc… Read More
2016-05-06 12:01
Interesting story in the Guardian last week. “CRUK defends use of amateur boxing events for fundraising.”
Basically, CRUK have been working with a company called Ult… Read More
2016-04-29 09:38
Drug Discovery: Part III
So, this post follows on the story of how new drugs are discovered and developed. Back in Kill “Bill” !!!, I explained how epidemiological techniqu… Read More
2016-04-26 14:39
There’s a stereotype that you often see in the movies or on TV. The lone scientist working away in isolation on his (or her, but usually his) mad scheme. Often they will be… Read More
2016-03-24 15:45
Drug Discovery, Part II
So, in my last post, I spoke about the early stages of Drug Discovery and described how Epidemiology is used to identify promising targets for drug intervention. &nbs&hell…Read More
2016-03-24 15:45
So, in my last post, I spoke about the early stages of Drug Discovery and described how Epidemiology is used to identify promising targets for drug intervention. In this post, I’… Read More
2016-03-11 13:24
So, in my previous post, Damn statistics, I explained how Epidemiology is used to identify risk factors, by finding correlations between different activities, such as smoking or meat-eating… Read More
2016-03-04 16:22
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, then you will have spotted that I’ve written a lot about risk factors. This is due to the glut of stories in the Media that… Read More
2016-02-19 12:18
Previously, on Zongo’s Cancer Diaries….
The world is full of ideas….. How do you decide which ideas are right? Which ones to believe?…. You would want to see… Read More
2016-02-12 11:30
The world is full of ideas. Lots of ideas. Some of them are good ideas. Some of them are bad ideas. Some of them are sensible. And some of them are insane. &hell…Read More
2016-02-09 13:23
Another day, another Press Release…..
“No safe way to suntan, new NICE guidance warns”
Just what is their problem? After all, the sun is our friend….right? &n&hell…Read More
2016-01-27 16:30
So, I’ve been doing a course on Academic Writing with work. I’ve found it really interesting, but it has got me thinking about one of the big, BIG problems that we scientis… Read More
2016-01-15 14:07
Amid all of the hoopla that accompanied last week’s press reports about the new Alcohol Consumption Guidelines, something else slipped under the radar. CRUK released a statement… Read More
2016-01-08 15:56
Happy New Year, everyone!
I hope you had great time at Xmas, I certainly did. I may have over-indulged a bit, but hey! So what? It’s not as if it’ll do any harm… Read More
2015-12-18 16:14
So it’s been a while since my last post, but there is a very good reason for that. I’ve been working. Yes! Actual, real work! Like grown ups do! And the w… Read More
2015-11-02 12:44
Right. Is it safe to come out yet? I’ve spent the last week or so hiding in a Metaphorical bunker, to try and avoid the coming apocalypse. The media are on high alert… Read More
2015-10-23 08:43
Over the course of this blog, I’ve tried to explain lots of stuff. I’ve covered subjects such as risk factors, what causes cancers to start growing, how different treatments work… Read More
2015-10-14 10:48
There are some common misconceptions about cancer. The first is one that I’ve spoken about before, namely the idea that cancer is a single disease. It isn’t. As I described back… Read More
2015-10-09 11:39
Interesting story on the BBC today. Apparently, elephants are less likely to get cancer than humans! This story is based on the results of this study, which examined cancer rates… Read More
2015-10-02 12:10
We’ve all heard that tall people have it better than short people. Tall people tend to earn more money and are perceived to be more intelligent. And, if you are a man, the… Read More
2015-09-09 14:47
There’s one thing that everybody knows about cancer treatment. Whether you have suffered from the disease yourself, or if you’ve ever known anyone that has, you will know t… Read More
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