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Nurses 'angry, distressed' amid chemical exposure fears

Revelations staff at a major hospital might have been exposed to toxic chemicals have left health workers desperately waiting for answers, a union claims.

AAP · Oct 2

Bristol Rovers coach diagnosed with bowel cancer but plans to stay in dugout

Raynor says the cancer has not spread to any major organs and said his chances of beating the disease are high

The Independent UK · Oct 1

EGFR Lung Cancer Patients Await a November 14 FDA Decision on Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy After Tagrisso Stops Working

The FDA is due to decide by Nov. 14 on ivonescimab plus chemotherapy for EGFR lung cancer after Tagrisso. What patients and families can ask now.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

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A Teen Gamer's Red Hand Patches Looked Worrying During Leukemia Treatment, Until Doctors Checked His Controller Grip

Red patches on a 19-year-old's hands during leukemia treatment were bleeding from game controller friction plus chemotherapy-lowered platelets.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

Five Radiation Sessions Before Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Preserved Physical Function, but Survival Was Numerically Lower in Small Trial

Five radiation sessions before pancreatic cancer surgery eased fatigue in a trial, but survival was lower and not yet established. What patients should ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

Merck and Daiichi Withdraw Small Cell Lung Cancer Drug Bid After FDA Signals Phase 2 Data Fell Short

Merck and Daiichi pulled their bid for accelerated approval of I-DXd in small-cell lung cancer after FDA feedback. What patients should ask now.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

What is embryonal carcinoma? Superman actor Christopher Reeve’s son Will revealed that he was diagnosed with the rare testicular cancer a few months after his wedding

Will Reeve, son of the legendary actor Christopher Reeve, has publicly shared his recent battle with testicular cancer. After discovering a hard lump, he underwent surgery to find he had embryonal carcinoma, a notably aggressive form of cancer. Although he faced numerous side effects during chemotherapy, he now celebrates clean…

The Economic Times · Sep 30

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Beloved Good Morning America anchor Will Reeve, 34, reveals cancer diagnosis

Anchor said his wife, Amanda, joined him during nine-hour chemotherapy sessions

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Boy, 7, diagnosed with brain tumour after mum noticed three subtle symptoms

Kathryn Edwards said it took eight months for her son Kaiden to receive a diagnosis of a medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumour

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Before You Donate Blood in India for the First Time, Know These 7 Essential Things

1. India Has a Chronic Blood Shortage, Your Donation Is Not a FormalityAccording to the National Blood Transfusion Council, India requires approximately 15 million units of blood annually and consistently falls short by over a million units. Most of that deficit hits rural hospitals and smaller district blood banks hardest.…

Times Life · Sep 28

Texas A&M Scientists Map a Stress Shield That May Help Liver Cancer Cells Survive Chemotherapy in Lab Tests

Texas A&M lab work links the URM1 stress pathway to chemotherapy survival in liver cancer cells. The findings are early and untested in patients.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

What Every Woman Wears to a Hospital Waiting Room and What That Outfit Is Really Doing

You Open the Wardrobe KnowingYou already know what the day holds before you reach for anything. The hospital appointment is at ten. Someone you love is in a bed somewhere in that building, or you are the one going in, or you are the one waiting for news that will…

Times Life · Sep 24

Pancreatic Cancer Pill Daraxonrasib Gets FDA Breakthrough Status for Untreated Metastatic Disease When Paired with Standard Chemotherapy

The FDA gave daraxonrasib breakthrough status with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer. The combination is not yet approved.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Ivonescimab Topped Keytruda on Median Lung Cancer Survival by Eight Months in China but Lacks U.S. Approval

Ivonescimab beat Keytruda on survival in a China-only lung cancer trial, but the drug is not approved in the U.S. Here is what patients should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

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Medical Daily · Sep 17

First-Line Enhertu Delayed HER2-Mutant Lung Cancer Progression by Six Months Over Keytruda Plus Chemotherapy, but Survival Remains Unsettled

Enhertu delayed HER2-mutant lung cancer progression by a median of six months versus Keytruda plus chemo in a Phase 3 trial. Survival is unresolved.

The Times of India · Sep 17

12-year-old finds 14,000 Kirstys across 50 countries, raises £100,000

Kirsty Waugh from Tunbridge Wells has turned her own name into a worldwide fundraising mission while continuing treatment for a brain tumour. This 12-year-old girl has tracked down 14,000 people called Kirsty across 50 countries, bringing them together through an online map and a growing collection of photographs. The campaign…

Medical Daily · Sep 14

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 · Sep 14

Platinum Chemotherapy That Saves Children With Liver Cancer Left About 2,200 Mutations in Each Healthy Liver Sample

A Science study found that platinum chemotherapy left an average of about 2,200 mutations per healthy liver sample in treated children. What survivors should know.

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Medical Daily · Sep 12

Cancer Patients Needing Ifosfamide Chemotherapy May Receive an Unapproved Imported Version as the U.S. Shortage Persists

An unapproved ifosfamide made for China's market is being imported to ease a U.S. shortage. What cancer patients and caregivers should ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Magic Mushroom Compound May Prevent Painful Chemotherapy Nerve Damage Without The Psychedelic Experience

Psilocybin prevented chemotherapy-related nerve damage in mice, while a non-hallucinogenic compound produced a similar protective effect.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Mild Mitochondrial Stress Before Birth Protected Adult Mouse Hearts from a Chemotherapy Drug and Citrate Carried the Signal

Salk researchers found that mitochondrial stress in mouse embryos protected adult hearts from a chemotherapy drug, with citrate carrying the signal.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7

Bugs’ Jordan Brunoli is 30 and may have weeks to live – but the band are making the most of their time together

With their bassist in palliative care for colorectal cancer, the group have a new album and two live shows to play. They reflect on friendship, facing terminal illness and ‘taking each day as it comes’

LiveScience · Sep 3

Psilocybin may protect against a common, debilitating side effect of chemotherapy, early study finds

A psychedelic best known for its effects on the brain may also protect peripheral nerves from chemotherapy damage, early research suggests.

Bored Panda · Sep 1

Woman’s “Altitude Sickness” Turns Out To Be A Rare Cancer After Her Ears Won’t Pop After Her Flight

A blocked ear after a flight does not sound like something to panic over, especially when you expect it to pop on its own. But for this young mom, that strange little problem was only the beginning of something much more serious. Read on to find out the terrifying diagnosis…

The Times of India · Aug 31

The Rudan Brothers surprise elderly Canadian couple with free roof repair, then transform entire home after discovering wife is battling two forms of cancer and preparing for chemotherapy

The Rudan Brothers planned to repair an elderly couple’s damaged roof for free, but the project took an emotional turn after learning the wife was battling two forms of cancer and preparing for chemotherapy. They transformed the entire home, adding new siding, gutters, a deck, porch, railings and a brand-new…

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