Ovarian cancer drug olaparib approved in Scotland as new treatment
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Ovarian cancer drug olaparib approved in Scotland as new treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50714010 By BBC Health news A maintenance treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in Scotland. Olaparib tablets will now be available for patients with newly-diagnosed BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer who have responded to chemotherapy. A trial has found that for those taking tablets, it…

Cancer cure search is overshadowing progress of sufferers living longer with the disease, experts warn
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Cancer cure search is overshadowing progress of sufferers living longer with the disease, experts warn

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/09/cancer-cure-search-overshadowing-progress-sufferers-living-longer/ By Telegraph Reporters The search for a cancer cure is overshadowing “huge” progress being made in allowing sufferers of the disease to live longer, the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has warned. Survival time from cancer has roughly doubled in a decade, with the average patient now living more than…

Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
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Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50577728 By BBC Health News A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as “super responders”, remained well even…

Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’
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Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50516536 By BBC Health news More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a study says. The European Heart Journal looked at three million US patients, with 28 different cancers, over 40 years. The researchers say the increase in…

Common arthritis drugs could block spread of breast cancer, study suggests
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Common arthritis drugs could block spread of breast cancer, study suggests

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-20/common-arthritis-drugs-could-block-spread-of-breast-cancer-study-suggests/ By ITV News Simple arthritis drugs used on the NHS could help stop breast cancer spreading, research suggests. Scientists propose that arthritis drugs anakinra, canakinumab and sulfasalazine could be re-purposed to help block cancer reaching bones. Research teams from the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield discovered…