4 d. ago Heartbroken mum of young Stirling footballer praises community over memorial fundraiser

Lauchlan Thomson, 11, passed away earlier this month while undergoing treatment for leukaemia - with his club and others helping to raise more than £11,000 for the hospital which cared for him.

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5 d. ago James Van Der Beek’s wife says husband is ‘bouncing back’ as Dawson’s Creek star shows off merchandise to help pay for cancer treatment

‘Varsity Blues’ actor was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer last year

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6 d. ago Mum needs £14,000 to save son, two, as NHS doesn't offer treatment

Oli-Jay will need to have treatment from the USA as the NHS can't help

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1 week ago Scientists inch closer to pinprick blood test to detect diseases 10 years before symptoms appear

Findings could help develop early treatment strategies for range of diseases

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2 w. ago The innovative new treatment which could help cancer patients avoid surgery

Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the world, the fourth most common cancer in men, and the 11th most common cancer in women

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2 w. ago Grandad is stranded in abroad hospital with 'no chance' of treatment after horror fall on holiday

Doctors in the Croatian hospital say they can no longer help Brian Ackroyd and he needs to return home for treatment.

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2 w. ago Grandad's horror fall leaves him stranded in Croatia hospital after insurance mistake

The doctors say they can no longer help Brian Ackroyd and he needs to return home for treatment.

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2 w. ago James Van Der Beek to sell Dawson’s Creek ‘treasures’ to pay for cancer treatment

Actor, 48, who revealed colorectal cancer diagnosis last year, to also auction memorabilia from Varsity BluesActor James Van Der Beek will once again be selling collector’s items from some of his beloved films and TV shows, including Dawson’s Creek, to help pay for his treatment for colorectal cancer. “I’ve been storing these treasures for years, waiting for the right time to do something with them, and with all of the recent unexpected twists and turns life has presented recently, it’s clear that the time is now,” Van Der Beek told People.The collection, which includes an outfit he wore in the Dawson’s Creek pilot, and a hat featured in the 1999 film Varsity Blues, will be auctioned at Propstore’s annual Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which runs from 5 December to 7 December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago James Van der Beek sells off Dawson's Creek memorabilia to pay for cancer treatment

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek is selling some of his most treasured belongings to help pay for treatment after being diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer

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2 w. ago Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar

A study suggesting mRNA vaccines help the body fight malignant cells raises the tantalising prospect of a low-cost, low-risk treatment that could help with all cancersI’m often asked whether we’re better prepared for the next pandemic. It’s a mixed answer, but the bright spot is scientific progress on vaccines. The Covid vaccines were produced faster than any previous effort, and are credited with saving millions of lives from 2021 onwards. The mRNA vaccines – Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna – were designed within days of the Sars-CoV-2 genome being published in January 2020, and went into safety trials over the following months before finally being approved in the UK at the end of 2020.But could they have additional benefits? According to a recent study published in Nature, mRNA vaccines seem to trigger a powerful immune response that increases the median survival time by about 75% for certain cancer patients. These findings – which are being further developed – could indicate the powe...

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3 w. ago Peanut patch treatment 'helps toddlers build tolerance to deadly allergy'

A huge breakthrough has been made with a treatment that could 'help toddlers build tolerance to a potentially-deadly and common allergy' - but researchers also issued a warning to parents

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3 w. ago New eczema treatment approved for NHS use 'will help 62,000'

The cream can be used at home and is applied twice a day to the affected areas on the hands and wrists - it should be offered to people with limited options, says NICE

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3 w. ago Scientists create new gel which can fix ‘unrepairable’ damage to your teeth in world first

The treatment could help restore damaged enamel linked to infections and tooth loss

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3 w. ago British scientists create new gel which can fix ‘unrepairable’ damage to your teeth in world first

The treatment could help restore damaged enamel linked to infections and tooth loss

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3 w. ago Can AI help doctors make better decisions about prostate cancer treatment?

While prostate cancer diagnosis has become safer and more accurate, it can still be challenging for medics to know how aggressive the disease is in individual patients.

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3 w. ago Could AI help treat people with prostate cancer? A groundbreaking study is set to find out

AI could help determine the best treatment for those with the disease

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