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Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Patients suffering a rare form of brain cancer will be able to access a new, targeted treatment at low cost for the first time in two decades.

AAP

Cancer patient becomes world’s first to receive ‘landmark’ treatment

Tracy Tomlinson, 58, was given the drug at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester as part of a clinical trial evaluating a new type of treatment for several types of cancer

The Independent UK

Your SPF Number Says Nothing About UVA Protection, and the U.S. Has No Rating for It

SPF measures only UVB. The U.S. has no UVA rating standard, and an advocacy group says most American sunscreens fall short on UVA.

Medical Daily

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FDA Approves the First Eye-Specific Bevacizumab, Ending Two Decades of Pharmacy Repackaging for Wet AMD

FDA-approved Lytenava, the first ophthalmic bevacizumab for wet AMD, replaces compounded repackaging of a cancer drug. What changes for patients.

Medical Daily

Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children

Residents in Ladera Ranch in Orange county voice concerns after six children diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma

The Guardian - US

Six children in a wealthy suburb developed rare cancers. Authorities are eyeing pesticides

No link has been confirmed between the rare childhood cancers and possible pesticide exposure in the Orange County community

The Independent UK

Company guilty of cancer-causing working conditions

A work safety watchdog has fined a business after it appeared at its doors and found everything covered in silica dust - the offices, shelves and workers.

AAP

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Brexit denies UK children access to life-extending drug for aggressive brain cancer

Exclusive: Experts say Brexit has led to delays in the launch of clinical trials and increased costs for multiple drugs. They are urging the government to reset the UK’s relationship with Europe to reopen access to potentially life-changing treatments

The Independent UK

New drug for cancer patients with ‘limited’ treatment options enters clinical trial

Scientists have expressed ‘excitement’ over the potential new treatment for advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC)

The Independent UK

Supplies of essential chemotherapy drugs are running low and experts fear rationing could soon begin

Younger patients with a full chance of recovery are being prioritized for drugs, according to one doctor

The Independent UK

Aminex: A New Direction in Oncology Emerges from Years of Polyamine Research

Families facing aggressive cancers often find themselves navigating therapies that can be physically demanding, particularly when standard treatments are rendered futile.

International Business Times

Popular Antidepressant Recalled Over Cancer-Causing Chemical, Nearly 370,000 Bottles Affected

Nearly 370,000 bottles of duloxetine have been recalled in the US due to elevated levels of a potentially cancer-causing impurity.

International Business Times UK

Michelle McKenna shares emotional hospital update as she announces breast cancer battle

The Platnum singer shared a series of candid photos and videos from her first day of chemotherapy on Instagram

Evening Standard

It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking

A report into Melbourne’s Cohealth showed systemic problems were left unaddressed for a decade, while ideas from clinicians went ignored

The Guardian - AU

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Efficacy Profiles: Brukinsa and Jaypirca in CLL

While the decision of which drug to use is best made on a case-by-case basis by a patient's health care provider, reviewing the available clinical data on these two drugs will hopefully provide patients, their families, and their health care providers with a greater understanding of the potential benefits and…

The Guardian - AU

Breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex is being pulled from Australia. How will women be affected?

The vital medicine, made by AstraZeneca, will not be available from November, possibly leaving thousands of women without treatment

The Independent UK

Thousands of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemicals at work, shocking study finds

Some 70 per cent of NHS pathology departments across the UK exceed 8-hour European Union (EU) workplace limits for formaldehyde

International Business Times UK

Cancer Patients Must Now Prove They Are Too Ill to Work or Lose Their Medicaid Coverage Under New Trump Rules

A new Medicaid rule requires cancer patients to prove severe illness to maintain coverage, sparking backlash from patient advocates who argue it imposes undue burdens on seriously ill individuals.

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The Independent UK

Anastacia says she is ‘very proud’ of her breast cancer diagnoses

The pop icon says that the disease has allowed her ‘spread more attention and information about what’s happening 10 years after the first cancer’

Evening Standard

'Significant breakthrough' as new ovarian cancer treatment approved for NHS use

A former NHS worker from north London who is taking the drug says the new treatment has let her ‘get on with my life’

The Independent UK

Breakthrough ovarian cancer drug that extends lives to be free on NHS for first time

Experts have hailed the ‘landmark’ decision from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to approve the treatment for NHS use

AAP

Iovance’s Amtagvi® (lifileucel) Granted Approval for the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma in Australia

SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a commercial biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia granted approval with conditions of…

The Independent UK

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. A new vaccine-drug combo could slash recurring cases

An estimated 112,000 new melanoma cases and 8,500 deaths are expected this year

Bangkok Post

Smoking linked to 15 types of cancer

Smoking is linked to at least 15 types of cancer, while e-cigarettes are no safe alternative, a Chiang Mai cancer specialist warned on World No Tobacco Day on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

New research shows a novel pill is helping people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer

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