Jon Shelton, head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK, said: “This report shows us where the UK is doing well, and where we need to focus on improvements for patients. There are positives in here – screening is having a real impact, and cancer mortality rates are falling. Source link
Data suggests Wales ranks 32nd out of 33 similarly wealthy nations for surviving stomach cancer. Source link
Washington: According to a new study, A new artificial intelligence model can bring much-needed clarity to doctors delivering prognoses and deciding on treatments for patients with colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer worldwide. The study was published in the journal, ‘Nature Communications’. The new tool accurately predicts how aggressive a colorectal tumor is, how likely … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds. The study involved women with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, a hard-to-treat form of the disease. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re poor and have a severe type of heart attack, the chance you’ll live through it is significantly lower than that of someone with more money, new research shows. The finding underscores the need to close a divide in health care that … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers good news for women with an aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. A targeted therapy, trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), sold as Enhertu, triples the length of time that the cancer remains in check when compared with the current gold standard, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). … Read more
“It’s long been thought that cooling patients bodies after their hearts have stopped would improve survival and would improve their outcomes, but in fact this (study) suggests cooling to those low temperatures isn’t helpful,” said Dr Matt Morgan, who led the study in Wales. Source link
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with advanced ovarian cancer often face grim statistics, with less than half surviving for five years after their diagnosis. However, a new study suggests that so-called “maintenance therapy” with a targeted cancer drug may add years to some patients’ lives. In findings … Read more
Grace Victory says she was given a 5% chance of recovery after contracting Covid during pregnancy. Source link
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Limiting global warming to targets proposed in the Paris Agreement could keep tropical regions from reaching temperatures that are beyond human tolerability, a new study projects. Researchers estimate that if countries are able to cap warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, … Read more