The parents of a brave five-year-old boy whose leukaemia has returned despite a stem cell transplant are pleading for help to raise £500,0000 for lifesaving treatment. Oscar Saxelby-Lee (pictured) underwent
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Drugs to treat a rare form of cancer and prevent infection following a stem cell transplant have been recommended for routine use on the NHS in Scotland. The two drugs
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A pioneering cancer treatment has been recommended for leukaemia patients under the age of 25. CART-cell therapy involves taking a person’s own immune cells and modifying them to fight their
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A medicine which helps to improve the quality of life for patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia is one of four drugs approved for use by the NHS in
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Children and young people with a form of leukaemia will have access to a groundbreaking treatment after NHS England secured a deal with the drug manufacturer. Tisagenlecleucel, a form of
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More than half of British adults cannot name any symptom of blood cancer despite it being one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the UK, a charity has warned.
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Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes has described the “heartbreaking” experience of losing her mother to blood cancer as she campaigns to raise awareness of the disease. The double gold medal
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Children with cancer are having to travel twice as far and spend twice as much on journeys for treatment than adults, research has revealed. Children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent found
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Researchers have been awarded £3.1 million for a pioneering study to help find new treatments for a rare form of blood cancer. Scientists at the University of Glasgow’s Institute of
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A drug that reduces the chances of relapse for people with an aggressive type of leukaemia is to be made available in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced on
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