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Banned in Britain, Still on US Shelves: Jolly Ranchers Pulled Over 'Cancer‑Causing' Ingredients

Jolly Rancher sweets have been pulled from UK shelves over ingredients linked to cancer risk. Here's why the US still allows them and what consumers need to know

International Business Times UK

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States

The Independent UK

UK-wide drug trial hailed as a ‘milestone’ in leukaemia treatment

Combination of two targeted drugs found to produce better outcomes and was more tolerable than chemotherapy

The Guardian - UK

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‘Milestone’ treatment could reshape future leukaemia care

The Flair trial found that 94 per cent of patients who received the two targeted drugs were alive with no disease progression after five years

The Independent UK

New leukaemia treatment hailed as ‘milestone’ for patients

After five years, 94% of patients were alive, with no disease progression.

Evening Standard

NHS green lights ‘Trojan horse’ treatment that attacks cancer cells from inside

One early adopter describes how he was in remission ‘within the first two or three weeks’ after the treatment

The Independent UK

Groundbreaking cancer treatment which ‘destroys tumours with sound’ to be rolled out on NHS

UK regulators hail ‘major step forward’ as histotripsy to be offered to liver cancer patients later this year

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UK shortage of critical drug forcing pancreatic cancer patients to skip meals

One pharmacist described scarcity of life-saving Creon as ‘worst stock shortage’ they have dealt with

The Guardian - UK

Three-drug therapy helps women with aggressive breast cancer live longer – trial

The treatment could also delay the need for gruelling chemotherapy, according to the trial.

Evening Standard

‘Gift of life’: experts hail neck and head cancer breakthrough

Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returning

The Guardian - UK

Popular over-the-counter drugs have been tied to cancer

That risk is associated with the pills’ active ingredient, which is known as phenazopyridine hydrochloride.

The Independent UK

EastEnders star Kara Tointon reveals she’s had a double mastectomy

The 41-year-old, who carries the BRCA1 gene, has also had her fallopian tubes removed

Evening Standard

Scientists link skin cancer risk to the clothes you wear this summer

Projections suggest melanoma skin cancer cases will rise again this year to 21,300 cases – highest on record

The Independent UK

You should wear sunscreen even if you have darker skin. Here's why

Skin experts say people of color still need to wear sunscreen

The Independent UK

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This Anti-Aging Laser Could Help Fight Skin Cancer

Good skin and good health? NAFL treatments may offer both.

The Guardian - UK

NHS England aims for faster cancer treatment with new data tool

Cancer 360 will help collate patient information from spreadsheets, emails and records into single digital system

Evening Standard

Millions of cancer patients promised faster diagnosis with help of new tech tool

The tool, called Cancer 360, brings cancer patients’ data into one central system and is to be rolled out soon, the DHSC said.

The Independent UK

New vaccine to treat 15 types of cancer now available on NHS

New jab will treat skin, bladder and oesophagus cancer, with 1,200 patients a month receiving it

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The Guardian - UK

Cancer patients in England to be first in Europe to be offered immunotherapy jab

Up to 15,000 could be given nivolumab in injectable form to treat 15 cancers including lung, bowel and skin cancer

Evening Standard

NHS becomes first health service in Europe to offer new cancer jab

Nivolumab is a monoclonal antibody that works by binding to a protein called PD-1 on a type of immune cell called T-cell.

The Independent UK

Pill that slashes risk of breast cancer recurring to be available on NHS

Ribociclib (known by the brand name Kisqali) targets specific proteins that contribute to cancer cell growth

The Guardian - US

High levels of toxic chemicals found in paper receipts used by US retailers

Holding the receipts for 10 seconds absorbs enough bisphenol S to break California’s safety rule, research finds

The Guardian - UK

Melanoma patients in England get fast-track access to cancer vaccine

NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad expanded to include trial for patients with advanced type of skin cancer

The Independent UK

Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richardson shares cancer diagnosis: ‘Please get checked out’

Rock musician urged his followers to take up ‘easy’ checks to see whether they were at risk

The Independent UK

‘Game-changing’ breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS

The new treatment helps to slow or stop the spread of cancer cells

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