NICE rule out breast cancer drug over cost
A drug that can extend the lives of some women with an advanced form of breast cancer has been rejected for use by National Health Service because it is too
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Lonely cancer patients more likely to struggle with treatment
Cancer patients who are lonely are three times more likely to struggle to follow their treatment plan than those who aren’t lonely, according to research by Macmillan Cancer Support. Using
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Major research initiative aims to combat cancer and rare diseases
The UK is set to become the world leader in ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, which will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated, thanks to a
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New course available for workers supporting people with cancer
From September 2014 a new module will be available from the Cancer Education Team at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). The course ‘Supporting patients living with and beyond cancer’ was developed
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UK ‘lags behind Europe’ in breast cancer survival
People in the UK are grossly misinformed about breast cancer survival and fail to realise how poor it is compared with other countries, according to a leading charity. Only a
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New cancer waiting times piloted in Wales
A pilot project to test new ways of measuring cancer waiting times in Wales are underway, the Welsh Government has announced. A single cancer pathway will be piloted, measured and
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New research finds cancer care ‘lacks compassion’
Too many cancer patients are being shown a “lack of compassion” by healthcare workers, a charity said. A fifth of cancer patients said they felt like a “set of symptoms”
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Cancer Research report major improvement in survival rates
A “tipping point” has been reached in the war against cancer with half of newly diagnosed patients in England and Wales surviving at least 10 years, a landmark study has
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Watchdog blocks life-extending breast cancer drug
A new drug for breast cancer which extends women’s lives by almost six months is to be blocked from routine NHS access under draft guidance issued by a health watchdog.
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Pancreatic cancer adverts cleared to run following complaints
Adverts for a pancreatic cancer charity that featured sufferers saying they would rather have a different form of the disease have been cleared following 121 complaints. The three press ads
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