Cancer hope; RecordView.PIONEERING work by skilled Scottish researchers is giving fresh hope to cancer patients. Experts at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital and the BeatsonWest of Scotland Cancer Centre are using a new technique to freeze potentially deadly tumours. Initial results tackling prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. are encouraging, even with patients who failed to respond to standard treatments. And the SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily government deserve praise for backing the programme with hard cash. Doctors hope to expand the use of the technique, known as cryotherapy Cryotherapy Definition Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal skin cells that require removal. , in future. Scotland has one of the highest cancer rates in Europe. There is barely a family who have not been touched by tragedy, who have not lost loved ones or close friends. All efforts to tackle one of Scotland's biggest killers have to be good news. |
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