Many cancer units treating children have a brass bell attached to the wall. Ringing it signals the time when the children have finished their treatment and can finally start to get on with their lives. These chimes mark a huge milestone for them and their families, and provide inspiration for fellow patients. When I was … Read more
New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure and would reveal if they need urgent treatment Prostate cancer is most common among UK men with 50,000 diagnosed a year Study published in Journal of Clinical Investigation offers hope of a blood test At present the cancer is diagnosed through physical … Read more
Half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will undergo radiotherapy — an important and effective tool in the arsenal against the disease. However, even with precise planning, radiotherapy treatment can go awry. The normal workings of the body during treatment — breathing, the bladder filling, digestion, tensing up — can make a tumour move up … Read more
One of the top cancer hospitals in the US is running low on masks as eight patients and staff members are diagnosed with coronavirus. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City hast just one week’s supply of masks left, according to BuzzFeed News. Politicians and health experts have been asking the general public … Read more
New figures estimate that the new coronavirus could kill more Americans than cancer, heart disease or dementia in 2020. So far, the illness – known as COVID-19 – has sickened more than 4,200 people and killed 74. But as a graphic from The New York Times shows, things could be much bleaker should overall infection rates … Read more