The NHS will offer a gene-targeting drug hailed as a “cure” for ovarian cancer as a first-line treatment from today. Olaparib can stop tumours returning after chemotherapy and boosts survival rates after the first round by 70%. Until today, it has only been offered after a third chemo round. The drug works in women with the BRCA “Jolie gene” fault whose cancer has spread. It will be available via the Cancer Drugs Fund. Meindert Boysen, of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, said: “Olaparib is expected to have the greatest benefit used early and is considered to have potential to cure the disease if given before the first recurrence.” NICE predicts up to 700 women a year in England could get it – but experts warn less than a third are getting tests for the gene fault. Petrina Powell, 51, of Liverpool, has taken Olaparib since February, after her first chemo round. She said: “It’s given me … [Read more...] about NHS now offers gene-targeting ‘cure’ for ovarian cancer drug
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Cancerous ‘twin’ hidden during pregnancy
Leicester 5 June 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-48520066 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel A new mother was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer just weeks after the birth of her daughter.Anna Panter was only told … [Read more...] about Cancerous ‘twin’ hidden during pregnancy
May shoots down Corbyn with Klopp and Liverpool comeback
Theresa May's comeback to a Jeremy Corbyn jibe during Prime Minister's Questions was impressive - but not on the same par as the footballing heroics that inspired it. Jeremy Corbyn told the PM she should get advice from Jurgen Klopp about getting "a good result in Europe" after Liverpool's Champions League heroics. The Labour leader referenced the German manager after his side's stunning comeback to defeat Barcelona last night as he took aim at the Prime Minister in the Commons. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Corbyn paid tribute to Manchester City for their Women's FA Cup triumph before joking: "In view of the amazing performance of Liverpool last night, perhaps the Prime Minister could take some tips from Jurgen Klopp on how to get a good result in Europe." Mr Klopp's team were 3-0 down after the first leg of their semi-final tie, but won 4-3 on aggregate after a remarkable evening at Anfield. However, Mrs May turned the question around, with a quality … [Read more...] about May shoots down Corbyn with Klopp and Liverpool comeback
Woman denies faking cancer for £45k donations
A mum accused of pretending to have cancer to receive £45,000 in donations for treatment has denied any wrongdoing.Nicole Elkabbas, of Edge End Road in Broadstairs, is charged with six counts of fraud.She is alleged to have falsely claimed to have required treatment for ovarian cancer in order to receive money from the public between February and August last year.At a hearing at Margate Magistrates' Court today, the 40-year-old pleaded not guilty to all six charges.Elkabbas, who wore a bold striped shirt and black heels, was given unconditional bail.She will appear at Canterbury Crown Court on June 3.Read more: All the latest news from Thanet … [Read more...] about Woman denies faking cancer for £45k donations
Finding the cure: Immunotherapy offers hope to children battling cancer
Helen O’Callaghan talks to two leading doctors who are driven to find targeted therapies with minimum long-term toxicities to treat childhood cancer. HOW quickly it all happened, how rapid it was —that’s what stayed with Professor Owen Smith all these years. His nine-year-old cousin, Derek Reid, taken in 1966 to a Dublin paediatric hospital, nursed in a back room, died three weeks later of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In Ireland, as in most of Europe in 1966, children diagnosed with leukaemia lived six to 12 weeks. Clinical care was purely palliative — intravenous drugs and morphine to make them comfortable. “I was brought to see Derek when he died. He was laid out in the bed. Seeing him against the white sheets and he was as white as them, and you could see all the bruising. It left a scar.” Professor Smith is consultant paediatric haematologist at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, and he has just been appointed national … [Read more...] about Finding the cure: Immunotherapy offers hope to children battling cancer