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Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS

Thousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on price

The Guardian - UK

Gotistobart Nearly Doubled Median Survival Versus Chemotherapy in 87 Patient Lung Cancer Trial Stage, Pivotal Data Pending

Gotistobart reached 18.5 months median survival versus 10.0 months for chemotherapy in 87 previously treated squamous lung cancer patients. Pivotal data pending.

Medical Daily

Aussie imaging agent to help brain cancer patients

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Telix Pharmaceutical's Pixclara, an imaging agent to aid in the diagnosis of brain cancer.

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Cancer centers in the US are facing shortages of life-saving drugs, survey finds

More than 626,000 people are expected to die from cancer in the US this year

The Independent UK

'This well is not to be built over': A California ranch was warned 20 years ago; young teens are now suffering from a rare cancer

Ladera Ranch is a 4,000-acre planned community in southern Orange County, California. As per the 2020 census, this ranch had a population of 26,170. The residents of the ranch have now raised a cancer concern with the California Department of Public Health that children or young adults of the ranch…

The Times of India

New Cancer Med Is Giving Patients Hope, But One Former Senator Says It Comes With A “Nasty” Catch

The FDA has approved a new cancer treatment. It's a tablet meant to help patients with pancreatic cancer. But the side-effects can be brutal, and visually shocking, despite its success rate. The full story is in the article.

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FDA approves new drug Rasonque to treat advanced pancreatic cancer

The US FDA on Wednesday approved Revolution Medicines' Rasonque for advanced pancreatic cancer, opening a new treatment option for patients with metastatic disease. A large trial found the once-daily pill doubled survival rates, offering fresh hope for people who have exhausted other treatments.

France 24

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New hope for pancreatic cancer patients after FDA approves drug shown to improve survival

Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms, largely because detection is difficult before malignancy spreads to other organs

The Independent UK

FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer

The Independent UK

"I did a donor transplant. Unfortunately, it didn't stick. So the cancer has returned." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer has returned, but he's refusing to live in fear

"There's only been one time that I felt it was gonna kill me"

Louder

Meet the volunteers lining up to give more than cancer could ever take

'It's about saving your mum, saving your dad, or your brother or your sister.'

Newcastle Herald

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Patients suffering a rare form of brain cancer will be able to access a new, targeted treatment at low cost for the first time in two decades.

AAP

Cancer patient becomes world’s first to receive ‘landmark’ treatment

Tracy Tomlinson, 58, was given the drug at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester as part of a clinical trial evaluating a new type of treatment for several types of cancer

The Independent UK

Your SPF Number Says Nothing About UVA Protection, and the U.S. Has No Rating for It

SPF measures only UVB. The U.S. has no UVA rating standard, and an advocacy group says most American sunscreens fall short on UVA.

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FDA Approves the First Eye-Specific Bevacizumab, Ending Two Decades of Pharmacy Repackaging for Wet AMD

FDA-approved Lytenava, the first ophthalmic bevacizumab for wet AMD, replaces compounded repackaging of a cancer drug. What changes for patients.

The Guardian - US

Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children

Residents in Ladera Ranch in Orange county voice concerns after six children diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma

The Independent UK

Six children in a wealthy suburb developed rare cancers. Authorities are eyeing pesticides

No link has been confirmed between the rare childhood cancers and possible pesticide exposure in the Orange County community

AAP

Company guilty of cancer-causing working conditions

A work safety watchdog has fined a business after it appeared at its doors and found everything covered in silica dust - the offices, shelves and workers.

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The Independent UK

Brexit denies UK children access to life-extending drug for aggressive brain cancer

Exclusive: Experts say Brexit has led to delays in the launch of clinical trials and increased costs for multiple drugs. They are urging the government to reset the UK’s relationship with Europe to reopen access to potentially life-changing treatments

The Independent UK

New drug for cancer patients with ‘limited’ treatment options enters clinical trial

Scientists have expressed ‘excitement’ over the potential new treatment for advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC)

The Independent UK

Supplies of essential chemotherapy drugs are running low and experts fear rationing could soon begin

Younger patients with a full chance of recovery are being prioritized for drugs, according to one doctor

International Business Times

Aminex: A New Direction in Oncology Emerges from Years of Polyamine Research

Families facing aggressive cancers often find themselves navigating therapies that can be physically demanding, particularly when standard treatments are rendered futile.

International Business Times UK

Nearly 370,000 bottles of duloxetine have been recalled in the US due to elevated levels of a potentially cancer-causing impurity.

Evening Standard

Michelle McKenna shares emotional hospital update as she announces breast cancer battle

The Platnum singer shared a series of candid photos and videos from her first day of chemotherapy on Instagram

The Guardian - AU

It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking

A report into Melbourne’s Cohealth showed systemic problems were left unaddressed for a decade, while ideas from clinicians went ignored

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