Breast Cancer Patients in Northampton Could Be Spared 10 Hospital Visits in Groundbreaking NHS Trial

QA Hospital joins trial to reduce breast cancer radiotherapy treatment

Hospital to take part in new cancer trial

Breast cancer patients in Northampton could be spared 10 hospital visits in groundbreaking NHS trial

Northampton General Hospital is taking part in a major national trial that could spare women with breast cancer 10 hospital visits by dramatically reducing the length of radiotherapy treatment.

NHS breast cancer radiotherapy trial cuts hospital visits by ten

A trial is underway across 39 UK hospitals to determine if radiotherapy for breast cancer can be safely reduced from a three-week course to just five days. The programme, known as the FAST-Forward Boost trial, aims to reduce the number of hospital visits for patients by up to ten. The initial phase of the trial involves more than 1,000 people, primarily women treated for breast cancer. Health Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that the initiative in…

UK tests five-day breast cancer radiotherapy

The UK has launched a clinical trial testing if breast cancer radiotherapy can be cut from three weeks to five days, potentially saving patients 10 hospita Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-tests-five-day-breast-cancer-radiotherapy/

The radical new breast cancer trials to cut gruelling radiotherapy sessions by two-thirds

There are 39 hospitals taking part in the Government-funded trial

Government steps up action on breast cancer

More than 1,000 people join trial testing shorter radiotherapy treatment, potentially saving patients 10 hospital trips.