http://www.eme.ac.uk/news_and_events/ Get the latest Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme News en-gb Copyright: (C) NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme, see http://www.eme.ac.uk/legal/copyright.asp for terms and conditions of reuse 60 http://www.eme.ac.uk/media/furniture/header_print.gif http://www.eme.ac.uk/news_and_events/ A new study comparing standard imaging and image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for the treatment of breast cancer has been funded by the EME programme. http://www.eme.ac.uk/news_and_events/ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:30:00 GMT Health A new cancer treatment which strengthens a patient's immune system and could enable them to fight the disease more effectively is trialling for the first time in the UK. It has been funded by the EME programme in addition to the charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. http://www.eme.ac.uk/news_and_events/ Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:11:00 GMT Health The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to launch a new, commissioned, workstream for the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme. The new commissioned workstream is funded by NIHR, with contributions from the CSO in Scotland and NISCHR in Wales. It will complement the established MRC funded EME researcher-led workstream which funds research into the efficacy and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests. http://www.eme.ac.uk/news_and_events/ Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:35:00 GMT Health