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Hundreds of lymphoma patients are set to benefit from the first chemotherapy-free treatment for the cancer thanks to a cutting edge drug Drugs watchdog NICE approved lenalidomide, which will benefit 900 patients Lenalidomide fights follicular lymphoma by halting the growth of tumours Will be used alongside drug rituximab, which helps immune system kill cancers By Ben Spencer … Read more
First US coronavirus treatment trial begins testing with patients at Nebraska hospital – and doctors expect results ‘within a year or less’ The first US trial of the Ebola drug remdesivir has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha So far, at lest one repatriated passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship … Read more
Hopes of the first new cough treatment in 50 years as scientist invent pill that slashes symptoms by two thirds Doctors from University of Manchester trialled the new drug called gefapixant Aided people with chronic cough – those who’ve had it for more than eight weeks Twice daily pill reduced frequency of coughing by 67% … Read more
Another 90 Wuhan evacuees released from quarantine in Texas where one is in treatment for coronavirus as Americans stranded in Japan slam US officials for ‘abandoning us here’ 90 evacuees were released from their quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday They had been evacuated from Wuhan, considered to be the epicenter of … Read more
Homeopaths banned from practising quack autism ‘treatment’ by Government watchdog – but NHS director wants them struck off completely The Professional Standards Authority has banned autism ‘cures’ It issued a three-month deadline to the Society of Homeopaths today Last year, the PSA accredited The Society of Homeopaths for a fifth year running That is despite … Read more
The parents of a five-year-old boy who won the nation’s heart in his battle against a rare cancer have revealed their joy after being told his disease has gone. Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, was given a ‘life or death’ three-month race to find a stem-cell match after his aggressive form of leukaemia worsened. More than … Read more
Radiation treatment for cancer could soon be done in one SECOND instead of in weeks of daily doses Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that using protons instead of electrons for radiation therapy could shorten treatments to a second Radiation treatments usually require patients to lie still for about 10 minutes A typical … Read more
A mother who chose to fight her cancer through a vegan diet instead of having chemotherapy has died. Katie Britton-Jordan, from Derbyshire, was diagnosed with stage 2a triple negative breast cancer in July 2016. She claimed chemotherapy, proven to save lives, was like ‘poisoning your body’ and opted to take an alternative approach. Mrs Britton-Jordan, … 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
Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more