The Latest Breaking News from Chemotherapy

A major breakthrough allows patients to skip chemo and its side effects

'There was less disruption to my life and I was able to move on.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 6

How a simple blood test could help detect heart damage during breast cancer treatment

Modern breast cancer screening and treatment have transformed survival. Many women now live long and healthy lives after diagnosis, thanks to increasingly effective chemotherapy and targeted therapies: medicines designed to attack particular features of cancer cells.

The Conversation · Jun 5

National Cancer Survivors Day Is Sunday — And for Dallas's Pancreatic Cancer Patients, There Has Never Been More Reason to Celebrate

National Cancer Survivors Day arrives with unprecedented hope for Dallas-Fort Worth pancreatic cancer patients as a breakthrough new drug nearly doubles survival in a landmark Phase 3 trial, marking a major advance against one of the deadliest cancers.

Medical Daily · Jun 5

Kate shares emotional moment with young mother as she rings bell to mark end of cancer treatment

The Princess told Claire Lorente she had done ‘brilliantly’

The Independent UK · Jun 4

Princess Kate Says Her Cancer Journey Was "Just as Hard" on William and Her Parents as She Shares Emotional Moment With Cancer Patient

The Princess of Wales opened up about chemotherapy treatment as she visited Manchester on June 4.

Marie Claire · Jun 4

Life-prolonging drug for advanced ovarian cancer gets go-ahead in England

Elahere is first new drug for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer to be approved by NHS for 20 years

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3

'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’

Evening Standard · Jun 3

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

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Doctors hail drug that spares bladder cancer patients ‘life-changing’ surgery

Durvalumab shows promising results in trial led by London-based Institute of Cancer Research

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2

Many women with breast cancer could avoid chemotherapy – what you need to know about the genetic test

Breast cancer treatment has come a long way, but one of the hardest questions has always been: who really needs chemotherapy, and who can safely do without it?

The Conversation · Jun 1