A new way to screen for cancer in dense breasts
Cancer screening for dense breasts; what happened at the World Health Assembly; update on research on Cryptococcal Meningitis; near infrared contact lenses.
Women with dense breasts are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with low breast density and it鈥檚 also harder for cancer to be detected with existing screening methods. But now, the findings in a new study could dramatically improve the chances of having the disease spotted early on. We speak to the study鈥檚 lead author is Professor Fiona Gilbert to find out more.
The 2025 World Health Assembly has just concluded, Devex Correspondent Andrew Green was there and tells us what the main takeaways were.
Dr Cecilia Kanyama and Professor Thomas Harrison share their decades-long effort to improve treatment options for cryptococcal meningitis. The refined treatment regimen, discovered alongside Joe Jarvis and their team, gives hope to the hundreds of thousands of HIV-positive patients who are diagnosed with this fungal infection each year.
Finally, researchers have developed contact lenses that enable to wearer to see near-infrared light. How do they work and what could they be useful for?
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Hannah Robins & Louise Orchard
Studio Managers: Mike Mallen & Andrew Garratt
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