All the updated news related to bile duct cancer

All the news related to bile duct cancer updated in real time

Found 8

forbile duct cancer

Order by:

Woman survives cancer against the odds thanks to experimental drug

A woman with deadly bile duct cancer is surviving against all the odds thanks to a new experimental drug. Carol Hardy, 65, is taking part in a clinical trial the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, and doctors hope the drug may eventually ...

30 Aug 2022 at 08:59

Call for action on cancer with ‘dismal’ outlook

A lack of awareness of bile duct cancer “frequently” prevents patients from accessing treatment, a charity has warned. Only one in five (20%) patients have their cancer caught early, which means they are often unable to access treatments, ...

21 Feb 2024 at 14:09

Health

Mum who thinks itchy hands are caused by household cleaner is told she has deadly cancer and needs gene therapy costing £16.5K a month

A mum of three is fighting against the clock to raise money to fund lifesaving treatment after her itchy hands turned out to be a rare and deadly form of cancer. Maria Barry, 58, who lives in Harrow, north west London, with her children, ...

20 Jul 2022 at 08:18

Man with terminal cancer cleared of disease thanks to UK drug trial

A man told he had less than 12 months to live is now cancer-free thanks to a UK trial of a new drug regime. Robert Glynn, 51, a welder from Worsley in Greater Manchester, said he “wouldn’t be here” if it were not for the astonishing ...

30 Dec 2022 at 03:34

Drugs for advanced breast cancer could help patients with rare condition

Drugs for advanced breast cancer could help patients with rare cancer

Drugs that target advanced breast cancer could be beneficial for patients with a rare cancer that affects parts of the digestive system, a trial has found. Tucatinib and trastuzumab work by blocking a protein known as human ...

24 Oct 2024 at 06:50

Health

Mum given less than 3 years to live after doctors find tiny tumour just 6 weeks after she was declared cancer-free

A mum who was told she was cancer-free was given less than three years to live just six weeks later after doctors discovered an inoperable tumour so tiny it is “almost invisible”. Michelle Black, 50, was told she had ...

11 Mar 2025 at 00:01

New hope for patients with deadly bile duct cancer

Doctors in the UK are hoping to transform the lives of people with deadly bile duct cancer. A new study – which has shown promising early results – matches the patient’s tumour to one or more of seven key medicines ...

16 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Health

‘My husband was a doctor but he took months to get symptoms checked – he died three weeks after rare cancer diagnosis’

A widow whose doctor husband took months to seek medical advice after suffering stomach pain and then died just three weeks after a rare cancer diagnosis has written a book about her grief. Thelma Ainsworth, 50, a ...

28 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.