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Blood Test May Improve Survival of Childhood Cancer in Africa
19 March 2026
In a study published today in Nature Medicine, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es salaam, Tanzania have shown that a minimally invasive “liquid biopsy” test can diagnose Burkitt lymphoma rapidly and accurately in sub-Saharan Africa, where delays in traditional testing often prove fatal.
Prof Anna Schuh launches first private specialised haematology clinic and laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa.
23 October 2023
SerenOx Africa aims to address diagnostic gaps for common blood disorders through a testing facility for key underserved patient populations in Tanzania. This facility will also aim to provide early cancer detection for high-risk patients.
Toral Gathani awarded Professorship for work into ethnicity and breast cancer
1 February 2022
Toral Gathani has been awarded a prestigious Hunterian Professorship (2022) by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. The award recognises her work on ethnicity and breast cancer.
Early diagnosis of lymphoma in children and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa
18 June 2021
A multidisciplinary team of researchers based in Oxford, Tanzania and Uganda are testing novel diagnostic tools and strengthening local capacity to improve early diagnosis of blood cancers called lymphomas, common diseases in children and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa
New Oxford technology assesses cancer patient vulnerability to COVID-19
23 February 2021
New research from Prof Julia Hippisley-Cox has resulted in thousands of cancer patients being given prioritised access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Studying viral genetics to aid liver cancer early detection
15 February 2021
Professor Ellie Barnes and Dr Azim Ansari receive funding to identify cancer-associated strains of hepatitis C in Pakistan to improve assessment of liver cancer risk.
Tackling blood cancers in Tanzania and Uganda
15 September 2020
Scientists from Tanzania, Uganda and Oxford University have teamed up in a new child blood cancer program
Affordable approaches to earlier cancer diagnosis in India
19 June 2020
Dr Toral Gathani wins seed funding as part of Cancer Research UK’s Affordable Approaches to Cancer scheme