A mother diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy feared she would lose her baby and claims her GP mistook the lump for a blocked milk duct. Kirsty Guy, 30, found an 8cm lump on her right breast in March 2019 and assumed it was because she was 11 weeks pregnant. Her GP allegedly reassured her … Read more
People with worrying lumps in the bowel could be spared major surgery thanks to a mechanical ‘claw’ that can grasp and cut away hard-to-reach growths. Doctors in Southampton have become the first in the UK to use the device to treat pre-cancerous growths embedded deep in the lining of the small intestine. Nicknamed ‘the bear … Read more
A healthcare worker at a Hertfordshire cancer clinic is one of 13 new coronavirus cases to emerge in the UK over the weekend, driving up the total number of infected patients to 36. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the outbreak poses a ‘significant challenge’. This morning the Government will hold an emergency Cobra meeting in … Read more
A gel made from the anti-impotence drug Viagra (sildenafil) could ease one of the main side-effects for cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Up to 85 per cent of those who have radiotherapy experience painful, red, or blistered skin around the area treated. The longer the treatment lasts, the worse this can be, as the same area … Read more
Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis, damning report warns Report by the Target Ovarian Cancer charity says there is huge postcode lottery In England, percentage diagnosed before untreatable ranges from 56% to 29% GPs and women themselves often do not know which symptoms to look … Read more
A university student was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer at 22 after a holiday in Ibiza despite doctors telling her it was nothing to worry about. Nursery nurse Ellie Graham, from Liverpool, discovered a pea-sized lump after experiencing shooting pains in her right side last summer. Despite initially being told that it was most … Read more
Brain cancer treatment for DOGS could offer hope for humans with the rare, aggressive tumor that killed John McCain, study suggests Researchers compared glioblastoma samples from dog patients and both adult and children patients The rare, aggressive form of brain cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 5% Similarities were seen in the cancer’s gene … Read more
A cancer patient who cashed in his pension and planned his own funeral after being told his illness was terminal has now discovered he will live. Peter Hinds, 51, from Warrington, was diagnosed with inoperable intestinal cancer in January 2017 and doctors told him he could have just six months left to live. Having lost … Read more
Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer – which was only found when doctors checked her broken thigh bone Lucy Kerr, 20, was diagnosed with bone cancer when she broke her thigh bone Doctors, who performed an MRI scan, also found the youngster had lung cancer She quickly had … Read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? What is … Read more