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World's First 7-Minute Cancer Treatment Jab Will Be Introduced in England

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  “Atezolizumab, an immunotherapy, is scheduled to be administered "under the skin" to hundreds of eligible patients, according to NHS England, freeing up more time for cancer teams.An injectable that treats cancer and could shorten treatment times by up to three quarters will be made available for the first time worldwide by Britain's publicly funded national health service (NHS).” Hundreds of patients in England will receive a cancer-treatinginjection for the first time from England's state-run National Health Service, which might reduce recovery times by as much as 75 percent. Following approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), NHS England declared on Tuesday that hundreds of qualified patients undergoing the immunotherapy atezolizumab were going to be given shoots that go "under the skin." Teams treating cancer will have more time to spend with patients as a result. Our teams will be able to treat more patients ...