My four-year-old son's cancer diagnosis tested the strength of our family - here's how we got through it Faced with a devastating diagnosis, Nikki Knight, 38, felt the strain on her family GoodToKnow · Aug 17, 2024
When women have cancer: Navigating families, society and medicine This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Newslaundry · Aug 12, 2024
Drama Unfolds As Daughter Refuses To Buzz Her Hair To Make Wig For Sis With Cancer, Mom Enraged 14YO diagnosed with cancer asks her sister to donate hair for her to make a wig, she refuses. The post Drama Unfolds As Daughter Refuses To Buzz Her Hair To Make Wig For Sis With Cancer, Mom Enraged first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Aug 6, 2024
Olympian Madeline Musselman’s husband cheered her on in Paris amid cancer battle The Olympian’s husband pushed through tough chemotherapy treatments to watch her lead Team USA to victory The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024
‘Game changer’ take home blood cancer drug to be offered to hundreds of NHS patients New drug is the first ever ‘take at home’ tablet to be approved for blood cancer patients, NHS says The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
AI could predict patient’s risk of bowel cancer returning, study finds Researchers trained the algorithm to look at the level of certain immune cells in tumour tissue samples. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
One man’s mission to revive a forgotten, life-saving cancer drug Dutch immunologist Jacques Neefjes believes the drug aclarubicin, unavailable in Europe for 20 years, could have helped 100,000 people with a rare blood cancer The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024
Early detection and intervention in pediatric cancer cases have better outcomes Pediatric cancers, though relatively rare, present unique challenges and demands. Unlike adult cancers, which are often linked to lifestyle and environmental factors, pediatric cancers are typically the result of genetic mutations and cellular changes secondary to ionizing radiation exposure during development,some chemotherapy drugs e.g.some alkylating drugs. Some genetically determined underlying… The Times of India · Jul 21, 2024
Study gives insight into chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer Due in part to its frequent treatment resistance, pancreatic cancer is an especially aggressive and challenging malignancy to treat. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 5, 2024
“Please know that I absolutely plan to be back on stage in 2025”: Heart postpone 2024 tour after Ann Wilson reveals she is undergoing cancer treatment Ann Wilson is currently undergoing “a course of preventative chemotherapy” and hopes to be back on stage next year Guitar World · Jul 4, 2024
Heart cancel remaining tour dates as Ann Wilson prepares to undergo preventive chemotherapy Heart cancelled their European tour last month, and now their remaining US dates have been shelved Louder · Jul 3, 2024
As a cancer patient and retired GP, I am seeing first-hand how the NHS is struggling Letters: Dr Amanda Platts, who had to wait eight weeks to start chemotherapy due to a shortage of funding and nurses, believes taxing people more is the only way to save the health service The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Michael Strahan’s daughter, Isabella, rings bell after finishing chemotherapy Isabella, daughter of New York Giants legend Michael Strahan, has rung the bell after finishing her chemo for brain cancer: "SUPERWOMAN!" USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 20, 2024
AstraZeneca's breast cancer drug fails in late-stage trial test Truqap, the breast cancer drug which was on trial has failed to meet its main goal, the drug manufacturer AstraZeneca said on Tuesday. It said that its breast cancer drug, Truqap, in combination with chemotherapy agent, paclitaxel, did not meet its main goals in a late-stage trial to improve overall… The Times of India · Jun 18, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 ‘Incurable cancer left me three inches shorter – I want everyone to know the symptoms’ ‘Doctors asked if I’d been in a car accident or if I’d fallen down the stairs or if I’d been attacked as I had multiple fractures’
Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2024 UK royal Kate Middleton makes first public appearance since cancer revealed The princess of Wales has said she is making progress as she undergoes preventive chemotherapy treatment.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024 Kate Middleton’s health history as Princess of Wales returns for Trooping the Colour The Princess of Wales has said she is “not out of the woods yet”
Salon · Jun 14, 2024 Kate Middleton's health: "Good progress" "As anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,” the Princess of Wales shared
Top News · Jun 14, 2024 Kate Middleton To Continue Chemotherapy Treatments For Several More Months Kate Middleton shares update on her cancer treatment journey, inspiring many with her resilience and positivity.
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024 Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment Tumors that travel to the lungs, or lung metastases, pose a formidable challenge in the realm of cancer treatment. Conventional chemotherapy often falls short because it’s inefficient. It doesn’t directly target the lungs and accumulate in a high enough concentration to kill tumors.
Barchart · Jun 7, 2024 1 Biopharma Stock Setting the New Standard in Cancer Care Drugs The annual conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology is always the biggest event-making cancer conference. And this year, the attention-grabber was AstraZeneca, as its lung and breast cancer drugs significantly slowed the spread of disease in two trials, potentially establishing the medicines as the new standard of care…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 Women in England and Wales denied ‘exciting’ drug that can stop breast cancer spreading Latest study shows Enhertu, rejected by Nice, can stall growth of tumours by a year, longer than standard chemotherapy
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study finds
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024 Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes
Barchart · May 13, 2024 Forget Weight-Loss Drugs, Here's the Next Breakthrough Pharma Stock There is another segment of the pharma industry that is as hot as weight-loss drugs: antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs. These treatments will, in the near future, replace conventional chemotherapy, thanks to fewer side effects for patients. Even a partial replacement for chemotherapy could make it a $140 billion market -…