8 h. ago Millions of cancer patients promised faster diagnosis with help of new tech tool

The tool, called Cancer 360, brings cancer patients’ data into one central system and is to be rolled out soon, the DHSC said.

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10 h. ago New NHS tech promises faster diagnosis for millions of cancer patients

The tool is aimed at prioritising urgent cases and expediting treatment

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2 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire 'sorry' after patient visited A&E five times before cancer diagnosis

The patient's partner made a complaint to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman which was upheld.

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3 d. ago New vaccine to treat 15 types of cancer now available on NHS

New jab will treat skin, bladder and oesophagus cancer, with 1,200 patients a month receiving it

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4 d. ago Cancer experts urge doctors to prescribe one simple thing to suffering patients

Exercise has been found to reduce treatment side effects of cancer, improve sleep and boost mental wellbeing - experts now want doctors to prescribe exercise to cancer patients

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5 d. ago Simple test 'doubles survival time' for patients with 'aggressive' cancer

A 51-year-old woman who took part in the trial says she feels "incredibly lucky" after a new test detected cancer when a blood test did not

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6 d. ago New cancer treatment could 'change the world' for newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients by adding several years to their life

During a major phase III trial, pembrolizumab combined with standard treatment kept cancer at bay for an average of 60 months - five years - compared to the typical 30 months.

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8 d. ago Terminal cancer patients driven by ‘guilt, shame and moral obligation’ study finds

The hope of recovering may not be as high a priority

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1 week ago Sarah Ferguson is joined by Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie as royals spend time with teenage cancer patients during emotional visit to London hospital

Their trip to the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at London's University College Hospital comes months after Fergie was given a clean bill of health after receiving back-to-back cancer diagnoses.

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1 week ago Key vitamin supplement slashes the risk of colon cancer, study finds

The nutrient, available a supplement for mere pennies a pill, was linked to both reducing the odds of developing the cancer and improving the outcomes among patients that did.

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2 w. ago Millions who take cheap, common drug could be protected from deadly type of cancer

Cambridge found a drug that costs mere pennies per pill could help prevent a type of cancer that kills about four out of five patients within five years of their diagnosis.

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2 w. ago Trisha Goddard says Big Brother is a respite from being a cancer patient

The presenter, 67, said that in the ITV reality show she can ‘just have fun and things like that’.

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2 w. ago Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive

The programme has already given thousands of patients better access to a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer.

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3 w. ago Every cancer patient needs a Kathleen to guide them, writes ALEXANDRA SHULMAN

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I accompanied a friend of mine on what turned out to be an unpleasant Dragons' Den-style assessment of different prostate cancer treatment options at a major London hospital.

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3 w. 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.”

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3 w. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

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3 w. 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

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3 w. ago Katie Price branded 'abhorrent' and accused of preying on cancer patients

Katie Price said that when boxer Anthony Fowler 'refused hospital treatment' for his baby daughter and used CBD oil her tumour 'shrunk,' and fans are worried she's 'endangering' cancer patients

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4 w. ago Waiting times slashed for 80,000 cancer patients after Labour's NHS cash boost

The Government invested a record £26 billion in the health service in last year’s budget, to help it recover from the pandemic and drive down waiting times

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4 w. ago Fundraiser for Stirling respite home charity offers chance to boogie for good cause

The respite home - set up by the family of Eilidh Brown to offer young cancer patients and their families a valuable space - opened near Thornhill in 2022.

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