Prostate cancer death rates are predicted to fall this year by 9.5% on the 2015 figure because of better diagnosis and treatment, research shows Scientists predict prostate cancer deaths to be 9.5 per cent lower than in 2015 Researchers say improved diagnosis and interventions are behind the shift Around one in eight men in the UK … Read more
Cancer patients will not receive vital treatment during coronavirus crisis, warn doctors in letter to Matt Hancock urging him to free up space for NHS patients in private clinics EXCLUSIVE: Oncologists have sounded the alarm bell about reduced capacity They point to reduced capacity for proton beam therapy because of the virus They have urged … Read more
Cancer patients will not receive vital treatment during coronavirus crisis, warn doctors in letter to Matt Hancock urging him to free up space for NHS patients in private clinics EXCLUSIVE: Oncologists have sounded the alarm bell about reduced capacity They point to reduced capacity for proton beam therapy because of the virus They have urged … Read more
Scientists may have found a way to stop a highly aggressive and deadly pediatric brain cancer from growing in its earliest stages. In a study conducted on mice, researchers discovered a gene that helps a type of brain cancer known as glioblastoma turn other brain cells cancerous. But by injecting molecules that target the gene, it … Read more
Cancer warning for popular diet drug Belviq after overweight patients in trial to test its safety for those at risk for heart disease developed tumors Belviq was approved in 2012 and it works by reducing patients’ appetites The FDA asked manufacturer Eisai Inc to conduct a clinical trial to determine the potential risk of heart-related problems … Read more
Amanda Strudwick (pictured above) contracting the coronavirus after helping an elderly woman who she was sharing a ward with A former nurse who was battling cancer died alone after catching the coronavirus from an elderly dementia patient she was sharing a ward with in hospital. Amanda Strudwick had survived lung cancer last year but was … Read more
Amanda Strudwick (pictured above) contracting the coronavirus after helping an elderly woman who she was sharing a ward with A former nurse who was battling cancer died alone after catching the coronavirus from an elderly dementia patient she was sharing a ward with in hospital. Amanda Strudwick had survived lung cancer last year but was … Read more
Harry Kane addressed a sweet message to a four-year-old coronavirus survivor living with cancer. Archie Wilks, four, from Saffron Walden, Essex, contracted coronavirus during cancer treatment but thankfully overcame the disease and is now back at home with his mother Harriet, dad Simon and twin brother Henry. Simon was in hospital with Archie while he … Read more
Taking aspirin just once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim Regular use of drug reduces risk of getting stomach and oesophagus cancers It also cuts the chances of bowel cancer by 27 per cent, according to 45 studies Drug is known to lower heart attack and stroke … Read more
Taking aspirin just once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim Regular use of drug reduces risk of getting stomach and oesophagus cancers It also cuts the chances of bowel cancer by 27 per cent, according to 45 studies Drug is known to lower heart attack and stroke … Read more