51 h. ago The kindness of strangers: when I found out my cancer had spread, the woman in the next bed reached out

The doctors told me I would need a second mastectomy and extensive chemotherapy. I felt like I’d been hit by a truckRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI’ve had more good sex than most people have had hot dinners, so when I found a lump in my breast and knew straight away it was cancer, I thought this is fine. I’ve had my fun. I’ll have a mastectomy, get it done and get on with my life.But when I came out of surgery, I was wheeled into a hospital room shared with one other woman. The doctors closed the curtain around us, sat down and told me the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes and my other breast. I would need a second mastectomy and an extensive course of chemo. I felt as if I’d been hit by a truck. I couldn’t believe it. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Vaccine breakthrough as major trial shows 'smart jab' can slash spread of cancer linked to oral sex

Researchers presenting the findings in Berlin said the 'smart' drug 'could represent a real shift in how we treat head and neck cancer'.

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1 week ago Scientists create cancer vaccine that could completely stop spread of disease

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based cancer vaccine that has been able to prevent multiple types of cancer in mice with the findings published in the prestigious Cell Reports Medicine

Science

2 w. ago Joe Biden, 82, receiving new treatment after 'aggressive' cancer spread to his bones

A spokesperson for the politician announced on Saturday that the 82-year-old will undergo the treatment, as well as hormone therapy.

Politics

2 w. ago Joe Biden undergoes fresh treatment after aggressive cancer spread to bones

Joe Biden revealed he is undergoing a new phase of treatment for his aggressive form of prostate cancer - which he revealed to the public in May

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3 w. ago New wonder drug combo ‘HALVES the risk of deadly prostate cancer spread’

MEN with aggressive prostate cancer could benefit from a new drug combination that slows cancer growth, scientists say. Adding a drug already used against ovarian and fallopian tube cancers to standard prostate cancer treatment could slash the risk of tumour growth by 48 per cent, a University College London (UCL) study found. The treatment -...

Events

3 w. ago Only Fools and Horses Mickey Pearce star Patrick Murray dies after tragic lung cancer battle

Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray, famed for playing Mickey Pearce in the beloved BBC sitcom, has sadly passed after living with lung cancer which had spread

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