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Blood cancer patients dealt ‘huge blow’ over drug decision

Patients with a form of incurable blood cancer have been dealt a “huge blow” after a treatment was not recommended for use on the NHS in England, a charity has said. Isatuximab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone – also known as IsaPD – has been ...

24 Jun 2024 at 15:23

Scotland

Delayed myeloma diagnosis is causing life-altering complications, charity warns

Half of myeloma patients in Scotland have been left with “life-altering” conditions such as spinal fractures and kidney failure due to delayed diagnosis, a charity has found. Myeloma UK’s report, A Life Worth Living, found half of patients ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

$‘Doctors thought I’d been in a car accident when they found 12 fractures in my back – it turned out to be blood cancer’$

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‘Doctors thought I’d been in a car accident when they found 12 fractures in my back – it turned out to be blood cancer’

A single mother whose fractures in her back were so severe doctors thought she had been in a car accident, but instead resulted in an incurable blood cancer diagnosis, has said she lost three inches in height as a result – adding that her ...

18 Jun 2024 at 06:30

Health

Grandma given five years to live after nosebleed caused by incurable cancer reaches remission for first time in 21 years

A grandmother given five years to live after a sudden nosebleed prompted an incurable cancer diagnosis has now reached remission for the first time in more than two decades. Kathryn Oddie, 63, a retired practice nurse from Mansfield, ...

13 May 2025 at 00:01

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Mum who feared missing son’s 13th birthday after suspected diabetes signs turned out to be incurable cancer defies odds

A single mother who feared she would miss her son’s 13th birthday after suspected diabetes symptoms turned out to be incurable cancer continues to defy the odds nearly four years post-diagnosis. Jodie Hill, 46, from Wolverhampton, ...

17 Jan 2025 at 06:30

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Dad’s feet were so numb he felt like he was ‘walking in flippers’ before receiving incurable blood cancer diagnosis

A father whose feet were so numb he felt like he was “walking in flippers” before receiving an incurable blood cancer diagnosis has said he plans to defy expectations and live to 100-years-old. Mart Roe, 62, a duty manager for a ...

09 Jul 2025 at 06:30

‘Exciting’ new diagnostic method can detect tiny traces of cancer

Scientists have found a new way to find tiny traces of cancer which could help “revolutionise” care for patients with a certain form of blood cancer. Giving patients a whole-body MRI scan can detect minuscule amounts of myeloma,...

04 Aug 2025 at 06:56

Scotland

Myeloma sufferer: Premature birth of my son saved my life

A myeloma sufferer from Dingwall says her premature pregnancy “saved her life” after she began experiencing severe back pain due to a late cancer diagnosis. Mother-of-two, Hannah Toohill, 31, was told in May 2018 that her ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

More awareness of blood cancer symptoms by GPs could extend lives, says charity

Better awareness among GPs of the “vague” symptoms of a type of blood cancer could extend the lives of hundreds of people every year, according to a charity. Myeloma is a type of bone marrow cancer that develops when ...

03 Oct 2024 at 14:52

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Mum whose severe migraines masked incurable blood cancer says diagnosis was ‘accidental find’ after stroke-like symptoms

A mother whose severe migraines masked the symptoms of incurable blood cancer has said her diagnosis was an “accidental find” after one headache caused stroke-like symptoms. Simone Williamson, 42, from Birmingham, ...

24 Sept 2025 at 06:30

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Mum told to double HRT after incurable cancer symptoms were mistaken for perimenopause says diagnosis feels like ‘dream’

A mother-of-five who was told to double her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatment after her incurable cancer symptoms were mistaken for perimenopause has said her diagnosis still feels like “a dream”. ...

27 Nov 2025 at 06:30

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‘I didn’t think I’d see my kids grow up after my sore throat led to incurable cancer – I’m lucky to be here 16 years on’

A mother-of-two who did not think she would see her children grow up after a sore throat led to an incurable blood cancer diagnosis has said she feels “lucky” to be here 16 years on. Deb Gascoyne, 50, from ...

14 Jan 2026 at 06:55

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