Tom Parker beams as his ‘lost hair’ starts to grow back following rounds of chemotherapy

Tom Parker’s hair is starting to grow back following rounds of chemotherapy. In an Instagram video shared on Saturday by Tom’s wife Kelsey Parker, Tom cuddled a family friend’s young son, Albie, who stroked Tom’s head.  Kelsey, 31, explained: ‘Tom lost his hair to chemotherapy. Now it’s grown back, Albie is so happy.’  Sweet: Tom Parker’s, … Read more

Boy, six, tears up as he rings the bell to celebrate end of his chemotherapy treatment

A six-year-old boy cried with joy as he ‘rang the bell’ outside his home to signal a successful end to his three-year battle with cancer. Henry Fethon, from West Hull, was overcome with emotion as he celebrated with his family, more than three years after he was first diagnosed with leukaemia when he was just … Read more

Johnny Ruffo shares moving brain cancer update as he undergoes chemotherapy

‘Ding, ding. Round Two!’ Former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo shares moving brain cancer update as he undergoes chemotherapy By Shannon Shipley For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:29 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 14:29 GMT, 23 December 2020 Former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo recently revealed he is battling brain cancer for … Read more

Mother, 29, reveals heartbreaking decision to start chemotherapy at 11 weeks pregnant

A mother has revealed she had to make the heartbreaking decision to start chemotherapy at 11 weeks pregnant – but is now preparing to celebrate her son’s first birthday.  Roberta Burton, from Stannington, Northumberland, was carrying her third child when doctors diagnosed her with stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  The 29-year-old nursing assistant was ‘terrified’ that … Read more

One-third of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation tested positive for COVID-19

Should all cancer patients be screened for COVID-19? Nearly one-third of patients undergoing chemo or radiation in UAE study tested positive for coroanvirus despite most having NO symptoms Researchers tested 109 cancer patients undergoing treatment, such as radiation and chemotherapy, for coronavirus Nearly one-third were diagnosed with COVID-19 and almost 80% were asymptomatic at the time … Read more

Thousands of Britons with mouth cancer will be spared chemotherapy thanks to immune-boosting drug

Thousands of Britons with deadly mouth cancer will be spared gruelling chemotherapy thanks to immune-boosting drug Treatment offers fresh hope to patients whose cancer is deemed inoperable Patients currently offered chemotherapy and infusions of potent cancer drugs Immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab can now help some patients live longer  By Eve Simmons For The Mail On Sunday Published: … Read more

Heartwarming moment Tennessee chemotherapy patient and nurse sing duet of O Holy Night

A heartwarming video of a chemotherapy patient and his nurse singing a Christmas carol has gone viral. Penn Pennington, 67, a veteran musician, is currently battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, for the second time. Earlier this month, he was admitted to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial in … Read more

Prostate cancer drugs will be made available before chemotherapy during coronavirus crisis

Hormone drug to keep prostate cancer patients out of hospital as NHS agrees to hand out the treatment before chemotherapy amid Covid-19 crisis Enzalutamide and abiraterone to be ‘first-line’ of therapy for next three months Chemotherapy on hold as hospitals try to keep patients away during pandemic Blood test could diagnose cancer earlier by finding … Read more