11 h. ago West Lothian man had 'massive shock' from broken neck caused by rare disease

Craig Mackenzie, from Uphall, was diagnosed this year with multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.

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13 h. ago The incredible blood cancer breakthrough revealed: Doctors say it's the 'most effective treatment they've ever seen' for deadly illness

A revolutionary immune therapy that uses the body's own defences to fight illness has cured patients with the blood cancer ­multiple myeloma - the first treatment to do so.

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27 h. ago Innovative therapy gives hope to patients whose blood cancer ‘seemed incurable’

Almost two thirds of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia involved in a clinical trial of the treatment are now disease-free.

Science

60 h. ago The search for 'Leo's hero': thousands offer help in worldwide appeal for stem cell donor

We told how Leo Sproson, 16, was at the centre of a worldwide search for a match as he is treated for leukaemia. His parents Jenna and Warren joined forces with the blood cancer charity DKMS.

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6 d. ago The simple blood test pioneered in Greater Manchester that could spot cancer years before a scan

'Liquid biopsies' are quick, accurate and repeatable - and they're already save lives

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6 d. ago Meet the UK scientists working on a cure for cancer in new Channel 4 show

The final instalment of this documentary will showcase Professor Caroline Dive's blood screening methods to identify cancer before it even appears on scans

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6 d. ago Scientists working to 'cure cancer' in new Channel 4 show share 'exciting possibilities'

The three-part documentary follows experts developing a lung cancer prevention vaccine, blood tests to detect cancer early, and new brain cancer treatments

Science

1 week ago Prostate cancer screening: Everything you need to know about PSA test and who can get it

Mass population testing for prostate cancer will not see men proactively invited for the PSA blood test - here is all you need to know about who can get checked

Politics

1 week ago Mum diagnosed with incurable cancer after symptoms dismissed as perimenopause

Crystal Portsmouth suffered chronic anaemia and exhaustion for years before she was diagnosed with myeloma

Science

1 week ago Mum left 'completely shocked' as menopause symptoms turn out to be leukaemia

Caroline Sweeney was fit and active when she began feeling unusually tired — weeks later she was told she had an aggressive blood cancer.

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1 week ago South London NHS trust will save £700k moving blood cancer care

South London NHS trust will save £700k moving blood cancer care - patients 'feel angry and unheard'  My London

Economics

1 week ago Over £11,000 raised in memory of beloved Hairmyres Hospital staff member

Joe Spiers, who worked at University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride, sadly died in September due to a rare blood cancer.

Economics

1 week ago What we know about the ‘exciting’ blood test that could detect 50 cancers

Researchers say the Galleri blood test could one day make routine screening far more effective

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1 week ago 10 things to know as a new 'cure' for blood cancer leukaemia to be available on NHS

A personalised leukaemia treatment that could saves the lives of people with an aggressive form of deadly cancer is scheduled to be rolled out on the NHS in a major breakthrough

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1 week ago Face transplants promised hope. Patients were put through the unthinkable

Twenty years after the first face transplant, patients are dying, data is missing, and the experimental procedure’s future hangs in the balanceIn the early hours of 28 May 2005, Isabelle Dinoire woke up in a pool of blood. After fighting with her family the night before, she turned to alcohol and sleeping tablets “to forget”, she later said.Reaching for a cigarette out of habit, she realized she couldn’t hold it between her lips. She understood something was wrong. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago 'I was dying until blood from baby's umbilical cord cured my cancer'

Lyra Cassell, 20, was saved thanks to the decision of a mother in Spain

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2 w. ago ‘Next generation’ treatment to cure leukaemia given NHS approval

‘The biggest thing it offers is hope,’ says patient involved in clinical trial which cured cancer in significant portion of leukaemia sufferers

Politics

2 w. ago 'I'm a doctor and patients should know which conditions blood tests don't find'

GP Dr Leen Tannous has shared a video on TikTok busting common myths about what routine blood tests can and cannot detect, including cancer. Users had a range of views in the comments

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2 w. ago 'I'm a doctor and patients need to know blood tests don't detect this condition'

'One of the biggest misconceptions I see as a GP is the belief that if something serious - especially cancer - was going on, it would automatically show up on a routine blood test'

Science

3 w. ago Men with prostate cancer to be offered video calls with consultants and DIY home blood tests in major shakeup of NHS care

The Government's Men's Health Strategy will detail measures aimed at slashing avoidable deaths from the disease when it is published this week.

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