Health bosses last night insisted urgent cancer operations in London will not be scrapped to ease the strain on hospitals inundated with coronavirus patients. Sir David Sloman, NHS regional director for the capital, stressed that surgery is continuing despite the increased demand on hospitals from Covid-19. His pledge came after it was claimed that potentially … Read more
On August 15, 1998, Northern Ireland’s fragile peace was shattered when a dissident republican car bomb ripped through the Co Tyrone market town of Omagh. The attack, which came four months after the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement, was the single deadliest atrocity in the history of the Troubles. This is a timeline … Read more
On August 15, 1998, Northern Ireland’s fragile peace was shattered when a dissident republican car bomb ripped through the Co Tyrone market town of Omagh. The attack, which came four months after the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement, was the single deadliest atrocity in the history of the Troubles. This is a timeline … Read more
The parents of cancer hero Oscar Saxelby-Lee have revealed their ‘absolute devastation’ after the youngster was rushed back to hospital on New Year’s Eve. Olivia Saxelby, 26, and Jamie Lee, 28, shared the heartbreaking update just two months after the six-year-old returned to school after being declared cancer free. Oscar, from St Johns, Worcester, won … Read more
The parents of cancer hero Oscar Saxelby-Lee have revealed their ‘absolute devastation’ after the youngster was rushed back to hospital on New Year’s Eve. Olivia Saxelby, 26, and Jamie Lee, 28, shared the heartbreaking update just two months after the six-year-old returned to school after being declared cancer free. Oscar, from St Johns, Worcester, won … Read more
A drug that’s been used for more than a decade to treat cancer could cure people with Covid-19, according to a new study. The drug, called pralatrexate, is a chemotherapy medication that was originally developed to treat lymphomas – tumours that originate in the glands. Chinese researchers found pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir, which is currently the leading … Read more
A drug that’s been used for more than a decade to treat cancer could cure people with Covid-19, according to a new study. The drug, called pralatrexate, is a chemotherapy medication that was originally developed to treat lymphomas – tumours that originate in the glands. Chinese researchers found pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir, which is currently the leading … Read more
Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band saxophonist Alto Reed dies of colon cancer at 72 By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 23:31 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 23:35 GMT, 30 December 2020 Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band saxophonist Alto Reed has died of colon cancer at 72. ‘It is with a heavy heart that … Read more
Ex-BBC and XFM radio host Michelle Mullane has died at the age of 50. The media personality tragically lost her battle against stage four bowel cancer on Christmas Eve, having been fighting the disease for over a year. When initially diagnosed, in June 2019, Michelle was told she would only live for six further months, but … Read more
Ex-BBC and XFM radio host Michelle Mullane has died at the age of 50. The media personality tragically lost her battle against stage four bowel cancer on Christmas Eve, having been fighting the disease for over a year. When initially diagnosed, in June 2019, Michelle was told she would only live for six further months, but … Read more