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A student who revised for exams while having chemotherapy has passed her A Levels with flying colours – and landed a place at a top university to study biomedical science after being inspired to become a doctor by the care she received. When Kira O’Connor Fitzgerald, 18, felt a mysterious chest pain during her GCSEs in June 2018, … Read more
She revealed last month that her mother is battling stage two cervical cancer. And Ayda Field tenderly gave her mother Gwen a haircut on Sunday as her parent prepared to head for another chemotherapy session. Sharing the precious moment on Instagram, Robbie Williams’ wife, 41, said ‘I treasure every moment’ as she enjoyed a socially … Read more
Hormone drug to keep prostate cancer patients out of hospital as NHS agrees to hand out the treatment before chemotherapy amid Covid-19 crisis Enzalutamide and abiraterone to be ‘first-line’ of therapy for next three months Chemotherapy on hold as hospitals try to keep patients away during pandemic Blood test could diagnose cancer earlier by finding … Read more
Cancer-stricken dancer ‘warms up’ for chemotherapy by showing off his moves despite being on an IV line in inspirational video that has gone viral Dancer John Polintan, 30, diagnosed with cancer after finding lump on his neck He attend Philippine General Hospital in Manila ahead of his first chemotherapy His girlfriend recorded him dancing to … Read more
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could leave chemotherapy ineffective within the next decade, oncologists warn British doctors have seen a rise in superbug infections among cancer patients 65,000 patients are predicted to get a drug-resistant infection in a decade Half of surveyed oncologists believe chemotherapy could be wiped out By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:33 GMT, … Read more
A heartwarming video of a chemotherapy patient and his nurse singing a Christmas carol has gone viral. Penn Pennington, 67, a veteran musician, is currently battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, for the second time. Earlier this month, he was admitted to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial in … Read more
Prostate cancer breakthrough: New treatment to ‘seek and destroy’ tumours could extend lives of thousands of patients Breakthrough PSMA radiotherapy treatment is now privately available in the UK American Society of Clinical Oncology experts said treatment provides hope Considered the most promising new treatment for prostate cancer in 15 years, it could benefit at least … Read more