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The ‘smart scalpel’ that can detect cancer during operations
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#WorldCancerDay: There are numerous cutting-edge technologies that are changing the game in cancer treatment.
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4 Feb 19
Life Kitchen offers free cooking lessons for people living with cancer
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Life Kitchen is extending classes and has teamed up with designers to create a special range of plates, totes, and t-shirts.
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25 Apr 18
This pen detects cancer in seconds
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This handheld device detects cancer so that doctors can remove tumors with greater accuracy during surgery.
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8 Sep 17
Tiny flexible film designed to combat pancreatic cancer
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MIT’s latest advancement is a tiny, flexible roll of film designed for localised cancer treatment.
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22 Apr 16
A video game becomes memoir about a family fighting cancer
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“That Dragon, Cancer” is an interactive narrative about Joel Green and his battle with cancer.
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18 Jan 16
Mobile app encourages creative thinking to beat cancer
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Cancer survivor Conn Bertish beat the disease with treatment and creative thinking and is now encouraging others to do the same.
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10 Nov 15
Dr Imoh Okon’s drug resistance test kit revolutionises cancer treatment
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Dr Imoh Okon’s tech innovation could be the difference between life and death for cancer sufferers.
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30 Sep 15
The CimaVax vaccine is Cuba's most recent gift to cancer treatment
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The Centre of Molecular Immunology in Cuba is making great strides in cancer research with a new vaccine.
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4 Sep 15
Marina Willer and Angus Hyland at AGI Open 2011
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Angus Hyland and Marina Willer talk about designing identities and the unsung heroes of graphic design.
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20 Oct 11
Farewell to a legend of literature
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Poet, essayist, academic and teacher Stephen Watson has sadly passed away.
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11 Apr 11
Goodbye to a South African wine legend
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Wine pioneer and businessman extraordinaire, Graham Beck has sadly passed away at the age of 80.
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27 Jul 10
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