Two women from north London have launched a bra fitting service for post-mastectomy women. Kate Courtman and Sarah Mountford became friends whilst fighting breast cancer after discovering they only lived a few streets from each other. The friends say they found it challenging to find appropriate guidance following their own surgeries. So they set up … Read more
August 27, 2020, by NCI Staff Many older adults are undergoing unnecessary cancer screenings, a new study shows. Credit: iStock Many older adults are being screened for cancer who no longer need to be, results from a new study show. Based on a nationwide survey, the study found that at least half of older adults … Read more
Cancer patients are being targeted by a rogue website selling poor quality wigs which do not match the ones pictured in its adverts. Source link
As hospitals grappled with a surge in Covid-19 cases, cancer units up and down the United Kingdom had to adapt fast. They were faced with a seemingly impossible task: How do you continue to deliver lifesaving cancer care to clinically extremely vulnerable patients, whilst battling a global pandemic? How could they keep both patients and … Read more
SOURCES: cancer,gov: “Stopping Multiple Myeloma with New Treatments” cancer.gov: “Pomalidomide for Multiple Myeloma” Cancer.gov: “Drugs Approved for Multiple Myeloma” cancer.gov: “New Use for Lenalidomide in Multiple Myeloma” Hans C. Lee, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Blood: “Safety and efficacy of selinexor in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.” FDA: … Read more
In December last year, the United States-based National Center for Biotechnology Information released a report saying 18 out of Bihar’s 38 districts have arsenic contamination in groundwater, threatening a population of one crore. In several villages of poll-bound Bihar, cancer due to arsenic and other skin issues are a major worry rather than Covid-19. India … Read more
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis and going through treatment can make you feel as if you’re on an emotional rollercoaster. This is especially true for young adults. You may feel shocked, afraid, angry, sad, embarrassed, and lonely as you start treatment. Over the course of your illness you, like many other young people, may also feel … Read more
Anyone with symptoms that could be cancer must talk to their GP, even as Covid cases increase across the country, cancer experts say. Thousands fewer people than normal are being referred for hospital tests – particularly for lung and prostate cancer, Cancer Research UK says. Although numbers are improving, they are still lower than before … Read more
Representative Image by Dr Sandeep KumarProfessor of Surgery & Founder Director AIIMS Bhopal&Dr Shashank Nigam Surgical Oncologist & Consultant Surgeon, Fellowship Surgical Oncology & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata & Oxford University In the field of science, the only constant is change and clinical oncology is no different. These changes are required as … Read more