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Woman sees cancer tumours shrink in half on experimental drug

A 49-year-old grandmother with advanced bowel cancer has seen her tumours shrink in half after taking an experimental drug. Terri Hurdman joined a clinical trial at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester for a new drug that targets a ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Ex-Premier League football scout given all-clear after pioneering cancer trial

A former Manchester United football scout has been spared invasive surgery and given the all-clear thanks to a groundbreaking cancer trial. Tom Critchley, who carved out a career spotting sports stars and was a corporal in the Royal ...

20 Nov 2023 at 06:55

Seriously ill cancer patients go into remission thanks to new drug trials

Groundbreaking cancer trials are producing “incredibly impressive” results, with seriously ill people going into remission for months and years, a leading hospital has announced. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester said ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Young woman who almost died of cancer gives birth following innovative treatment

A young woman who almost died of cancer has become one of the first in the UK to give birth following an innovative treatment. Sammy Gray, 26, feared chemotherapy had left her infertile but has gone on to have a son after CAR-T ...

03 May 2022 at 01:25

Rock star in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to NHS trial

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing ...

30 Sept 2024 at 07:16

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 ...

30 Dec 2022 at 03:34

Woman struck twice by tonsil cancer celebrates as tumour shrinks in half

A woman struck twice by tonsil cancer is celebrating after seeing her tumour shrink in half. Jeanette Joyce, 64, from Northwich in Cheshire, was diagnosed with cancer in her right tonsil and soft palate (roof of the ...

28 Dec 2023 at 07:29

Blood test could detect recurrent melanoma up to a year before scans

A 72-year-old man has become the first patient to enrol in a UK trial to detect recurrent melanoma up to a year before it can be picked up by scans. Paul Smith, from Bury in Greater Manchester, has had the skin ...

24 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Dame Deborah James ‘saved my life from bowel cancer’

A mother-of-three has told how Dame Deborah James helped save her life from deadly bowel cancer. Lyndsey Ainscough, 40, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with serious stage 3 cancer after ...

24 Jun 2024 at 08:55

Cancer survivor gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby after having ovaries removed

A woman has given birth to a “miracle” baby boy after having her ovaries removed as part of life-saving cancer treatment. Stacey Broadmeadow, 38, was shocked to discover she had a million-to-one rare ...

07 Apr 2023 at 06:42

UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer is a success

A young woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer from Manchester, was given the surgery in the hope ...

06 Jan 2025 at 03:20

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, dies from blood cancer

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has died from blood cancer aged 66. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour last year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, had ...

29 Apr 2025 at 16:17

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