4 h. ago Breast cancer treatment breakthrough for patients as NHS approves new 'landmark' drug

Thousands with advanced breast cancer could live long lives thanks to a new drug approved on the NHS. Capivasertib, retailed as Truqap, targets the most common type of breast cancer and stops it spreading. Up to 3,000 women could benefit from the treatment each year, with experts last night hailing it “a great success story for British science.”

Science

28 h. ago Breakthrough for bladder cancer patients as tablet treatment rolled out on NHS

Hundreds will benefit after the first targeted treatment for the most common form of bladder cancer was given the green light

Science

4 d. ago Katherine Ryan stunned as she's slapped with £6,000 bill for post

Katherine Ryan has revealed she was stunned after being slapped with a £6,000 bill this week for a simple blood test to support her post-cancer care. 

Economics

6 d. ago Cancer breakthrough as simple blood test could replace tumour biopsies by 2035

A simple blood test could soon detect cancer, thanks to Manchester scientists

Events

2 w. ago Breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment offers hope for erectile function

The method nearly doubles the proportion of men who maintain erectile function after prostate cancer surgery

Politics

2 w. ago Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function

Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possibleA more precise form of prostate cancer surgery nearly doubles the chances of men retaining erectile function afterwards compared with standard surgery, according to the first comprehensive trial of the procedure.Doctors in five UK hospitals assessed the surgical approach that aims to preserve crucial nerves that run through the outer layer of the prostate and are thought to be responsible for producing erections. Continue reading...

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