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Oxford researcher awarded nearly £1m to explore potentially ‘game-changing’ treatments for prostate cancer

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An Oxford University researcher has been awarded nearly £1m from Cancer Research UK to investigate a new form of treatment for prostate cancer.

Dr Richard Bryant, a consultant urological surgeon and clinical lecturer at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, will use the cash injection to investigate combining a new form of treatment alongside conventional radiotherapy for men with advanced or aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

Read more (Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences)

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