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The Latest Breaking News from Chemotherapy

The beautiful moment a Swansea toddler rings a bell to show he's finished his cancer treatment

Myles Stokes has had his last dose of chemotherapy - and he's smiling from ear to ear

Wales Online

Some cancer patients can safely skip chemo treatments, 2 studies find

The findings — presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago — could allow doctors to “focus on the patients we think would truly benefit from chemotherapy and avoid the side effects for patients for whom it’s likely unnecessary,” one expert said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Studies pinpoint which patients can skip cancer treatments

Some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy after surgery

The Independent UK

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Family of East Lothian dad slam DWP decision to deny claim as he battles incurable cancer

Paul Swain, 55, from Haddington , is undergoing intensive chemotherapy but may now be forced to stop his treatment so he can go back to work.

Edinburgh Live

Family of Scots dad slam DWP decision to deny claim as he battles incurable cancer

Paul Swain, 55, from Haddington, is undergoing intensive chemotherapy but may now be forced to stop his treatment so he can go back to work.

Daily Record

Johnson & Johnson-AbbVie Partnered Lymphoma Drug Slows Disease Progression, Data Shows

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) announced primary results from the Phase 3 SHINE study of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus bendamustine-rituximab (BR) and rituximab maintenance in older patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The combination regime significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 25% compared to placebo plus BR…

Benzinga

Yemenis face daily struggle to survive in besieged Taiz

Yemeni cancer patient Mohsen al-Najdi has to drive more than three hours along narrow mountain roads to receive chemotherapy he can barely afford in Taiz, a city which has been largely cut off from the rest of Yemen during a seven-year war.

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Rangers icon Andy Goram vows to 'fight like never before' after terminal cancer diagnosis

The Ibrox legend said doctors have given him six months to live

Belfast Live

Manchester United send message of support after Andy Goram's terminal cancer diagnosis

Andy Goram has decided not to undergo chemotherapy after seeing the toll it took on his ex-wife.

Manchester Evening News

Rangers hero Andy Goram vows to keep fighting after terminal cancer diagnosis

The former goalkeeper vowed to “fight like I’ve never fought before” despite doctors saying he'd have just months to live.

The National (Scotland)

Goalkeeping legend given six months to live after cancer diagnosis

Andy Goram has turned down chemotherapy after being told it would only give him 12 more weeks

Wales Online

Rangers legend Andy Goram's devastating cancer diagnosis gives him just six months to live

The former Cambuslang Rangers goalkeeping coach has opened up on his cancer battle

Daily Record

Rangers legend Andy Goram vows to 'fight' after terminal cancer diagnosis

The former Rangers goalkeeper has been given just six months to live after doctors discovered he had stage four oesophageal cancer that has spread to his liver, right lung, three vertebrae and ribs.

Glasgow Live

Rangers legend Andy Goram has just six months to live after terminal cancer diagnosis

Goram has knocked back chemotherapy and says he 'will fight the disease like I have never fought before'.

Daily Record

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Daily Record

Devastated woman diagnosed with cancer when she was six months pregnant - and now it's incurable

Louise Swain-Hughes, 34, was diagnosed with cancer when she was six months pregnant and is now campaigning for a life-extending drug to be made available on NHS so she can spend more precious time with her son.

Daily Mirror

'The cruellest cut ever for me and my mum - the heartbreak of losing your hair'

Saira Khan shares the story of the grief and pain she felt cutting her mother's hair as her mum, who had always been very proud of her hair, went through chemotherapy to treat her cancer

Chicago Sun-Times

Jeff Bridges was ‘pretty close to dying’ from COVID while undergoing cancer chemotherapy treatment

Bridges spent five months in the hospital with an already-weakened immune system, severe pain and, often, a need for supplemental oxygen.

Daily Mirror

Girl 'forced' to sit her GCSE exams while having cancer treatment slams 'unfair' rules

A Year 11 student has said she was left with "no choice" but to take her GCSEs despite undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia

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Evening Standard

Jeff Bridges was ‘close to dying’ after he contracted Covid while battling cancer

Jeff Bridges has opened up about being close to death after catching coronavirus while undergoing chemotherapy

Daily Mirror

Girl, 3, diagnosed with water infection over the phone turns out to have kidney cancer

Three-year-old Poppy Smith is now unable to see her friends at nursery after a suspected water infection turned out to be kidney cancer and she now faces over half a year of chemotherapy

Daily Record

Mum's heartbreak after toddler's 'water infection' turns out to be cancer

Hollie Jagger made a doctor's appointment after her little girl Poppy Smith started suffering from stomach pains and passing blood in her urine.

ABC News

Alex Blain died on his own terms. He hoped others could have the same peace of mind

After 19 rounds of chemotherapy for terminal cancer, Alex applied for help to end his life. He hoped his experience with assisted dying helps others who need to access the service.

The Guardian - UK

‘I saw an oncologist cry’: Tigray cancer patients sent home to die for lack of drugs

Doctors call for international help as Ethiopia civil war leaves terminally ill being treated with paracetamol in Mekelle hospital

The Guardian - UK

Women in England with breast cancer may qualify for drug that buys ‘precious’ time

Nice approves Keytruda, which with chemotherapy can lengthen survival of women with triple negative breast cancer

The Hindu

Fact check: Don’t fall for this WhatsApp message pushing lemon as cancer cure

Completely false message, says expert; Dr. Vikas Amte, to whom the post was attributed, has denied making the claims

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