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New ‘killer’ immunotherapy shows promise in attacking hard-to-treat cancers

A new “killer” immunotherapy treatment is showing early promise in attacking cancers that are hard to treat. Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have been trialling the new drug, ...

08 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

A powerful drug combination for breast cancer could save thousands of lives, according to new results from a long-term study. The drug Keytruda (also known as pembrolizumab), if given at the right time and in combination with chemotherapy, can ...

09 Feb 2022 at 23:25

Women with advanced breast cancer get new immunotherapy on the NHS

Around 100 women a year with advanced breast cancer will be able to try a new type of immunotherapy on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has overturned its draft rejection of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and ...

25 May 2022 at 01:01

Health

Care home estates manager with bowel cancer given year to live cheats death to become best pals with new grandson and join a 15 mile trek

An estates manager at a care home with incurable bowel cancer has not only cheated death after being given 12 months to live but is now best pals with the grandson he thought he would never meet and is joining a 15-mile fundraising trek ...

29 Apr 2022 at 08:25

New immunotherapy drug shows promise as cancer treatment, research suggests

A new class of immunotherapy could offer hope to cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments, research suggests. The study found the drug, called MOv18 IgE, shrank a tumour in a patient with ovarian cancer and reported ...

25 Jul 2023 at 10:00

Pills made from cannabis compound could help treat tumours

Pills containing compounds from the cannabis plant could be used to treat tumours. Biopharmaceutical company Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OCT), which has been exploring the potential of cannabinoids in medicine since 2017, has ...

19 Jul 2023 at 09:44

Health

Mother diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, anorexia and incurable cancer says she ‘doesn’t feel afraid of dying any more’

A mother who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) just days before her 30th birthday and later told she has myeloma – an incurable type of blood cancer – said she has “taught (herself) a whole new script for death” and, rather ...

11 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Partnership to explore ‘transformational’ personalised cancer treatment

Cancer patients could benefit from personalised treatment which experts have called “transformational”. The University of Leicester has entered into a partnership with biotechnology company Isogenica to develop new ...

31 Jul 2023 at 11:02

Family

Mother who will ‘forever be haunted by son’s screams’ calls on public to help him fight rare and aggressive cancer

A mother who will “forever be haunted” by her son’s screams as he undergoes intensive chemotherapy for a rare and aggressive cancer is calling on the public to help give him the “best chances possible for a normal ...

18 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Body Image

Salon owner with incurable cancer who lost hair during treatment makes customisable wigs to help others feel ‘confident’

A salon owner with incurable cervical cancer who lost her hair while having chemotherapy has said wearing wigs has given her “reassurance in a world where nothing is certain”, and she now sells hand-made, ...

08 Nov 2023 at 07:00

Immune cell discovery ‘could lead to personalised treatment for breast cancer’

Scientists have found that some immune cells hunt down cancer in the body, a discovery that could lead to personalised treatments for advanced breast cancer. The study identified features of cells called ...

02 May 2024 at 16:00

Health

I don’t know how long I’ve got left: Dad given terminal breast cancer diagnosis after losing mum and stepmum to disease

A father given a terminal breast cancer diagnosis after losing his mother and stepmother to the same disease will take part in a charity fashion show to raise awareness to help others – but he does not ...

12 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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