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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 has said ...

25 May 2022 at 01:01

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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 next month....

29 Apr 2022 at 08:25

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

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 announced ...

19 Jul 2023 at 09:44

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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 know how much time he has got left. ...

12 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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 immune B cells which make them ...

02 May 2024 at 16:00

Treatment for advanced womb cancer ‘major step forward’

Women with advanced form womb cancer have been given fresh hope after a new treatment was given the green light for widespread NHS use. Just 15% of women live for five years if they have been diagnosed with advanced (stage four) ...

06 Aug 2025 at 00:01

New scanning technique offers hope for brain cancer patients

Treatment for some aggressive brain cancer patients could be “revolutionised” after scientists found a new way to find out who may benefit from immunotherapy cancer drugs. Some glioblastoma tumours may respond well to ...

29 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Drug breakthrough could benefit those with common form of breast cancer

Treating patients who have a common form of breast cancer with immunotherapy, as well as chemotherapy, before and after surgery could be effective regardless of their age or if they have gone through the menopause, ...

19 Mar 2024 at 23:01

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 ...

08 Apr 2022 at 19:25

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 ...

31 Jul 2023 at 11:02

Simple steroid creams ‘could help the body fight cancer’

Simple steroid creams could help the body fight cancer, according to new research. In an unexpected discovery, experts at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute found that steroid creams can ...

15 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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