21 h. ago New ‘remarkable’ pancreatic cancer vaccine offers fresh hope for patients

Researchers found patients with pancreatic cancer and bowel cancer survived more than two years after receiving the vaccine

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33 h. ago Thousands more prostate cancer patients could avoid overtreatment if NICE updated guidelines, charity says

Closely monitoring the disease with regular blood tests and scans can be the best option for those whose cancer is slow-growing and unlikely to endanger their life.

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33 h. ago Thousands of men with prostate cancer facing unnecessary overtreatment, experts warn

Experts suggest ‘outdated guidelines’ around prostate cancer have created a ‘wild west’ of what is implemented in the NHS

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33 h. ago ‘Outdated guidance’ sees thousands at risk of prostate cancer ‘overtreatment’

Overtreatment of the disease can lead to side effects such as erectile dysfunction or incontinence, charity Prostate Cancer UK said.

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40 h. ago I had to wait FOUR years for a breast reconstruction after my mastectomy, due to secret postcode lottery EVERY cancer patient must be aware of

After a mastectomy followed by months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Laura Wilson was looking forward to rebuilding her body and life. But it was nearly four years until she could start.

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41 h. ago ‘Remarkable’ pancreatic cancer jab offers longer survival hope for patients

Researchers found patients with pancreatic cancer and bowel cancer survived more than two years after receiving the vaccine

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57 h. ago Wonder pill that cancer patients take at home could help them respond to chemotherapy better, study finds

The researchers looked into the body's immune system - white blood cells - which produce a protein called heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1).

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4 d. ago The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systemsOn the day French MPs gave themselves a round of applause for approving legislation to reintroduce a banned pesticide last month, a figure rose from the public gallery to shout: “You are supporters of cancer and we will make it known.”Fleur Breteau made it known. Her outburst and appearance – she lost her hair during chemotherapy for breast cancer – boosted a petition against the “Duplomb law” to well over 2m signatures. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Huge cancer boost as hundreds of patients are set to be offered jab that can protect against the disease

The injection targets the advanced form of head and neck cancer-which experts believe will herald a new era in fighting the disease.

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6 d. ago Patients whose lives were ruined after being ‘needlessly given cancer drug for years’ sue NHS trust

Overprescribing of temozolomide left some people with secondary cancer and other severe side-effects, say lawyers

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8 d. ago Thousands were harmed by vaginal mesh. Now could breast cancer patients be at risk too?

Jackie O'Carroll was 'a busy mum of three', working in HR at Rotherham Council, when she underwent surgery to treat urinary incontinence caused by childbirth.

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3 w. ago Diet that sheds weight fast by eating MORE: This easy plan was made to help cancer patients

At the age of 65, I have reached crunch point. I'm sick of weird diets and I'm seriously fed up with feeling hungry. I'm also really hacked off at still being fat

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3 w. ago Patients sought for new NHS trial for brain cancer after man sees tumour vanish

Ben Trotman has no signs of deadly glioblastoma more than two years after treatment.

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3 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway cancer patient waited nearly a year to start treatment

The length of the longest NHS Dumfries and Galloway wait for treatment to start has more than tripled in the past decade.

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4 w. ago Scots waiting up to a year for cancer treatment as patients 'not given best chance' by SNP Government

One patient living in the NHS Lothian health board area waited 393 days before beginning treatment in the first quarter of this year.

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4 w. ago Invest in fighting cancer for us all as Scots wait up to a year for treatment

Record View says our cancer services need urgent investment to ensure all patients can be seen in a timely manner.

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