Marcus Armstrong will pay tribute to cancer patients with a special paint job on his No. 11 Honda-powered car at this weekend's Indianapolis Grand Prix.
Almost a third of NHS patients are still waiting too long for treatment to start - as one retired doctor told how he paid for his £1,000 biopsy from his own pocket
Health insurance doesn’t necessarily protect patients from medical debt: A survey from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network published Thursday found that almost all cancer patients burdened with debt also had insurance…
Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, with its development and progression potentially influenced by changes in the esophageal microbiome. Recent studies have revealed that specific microbiome…
Liver transplantation is a life-saving option for those with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most prevalent type of liver cancer. Although often successful, outcomes can vary widely among recipients.
For cancer patients, medicines administered in clinical trials can help save or extend lives. But despite thousands of trials in the United States each year, only 3% to 5% of eligible patients enroll in investigations of new treatments.…
In the 2007 film "The Bucket List," Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two main characters who respond to their terminal cancer diagnoses by rejecting experimental treatment. Instead, they go on a range of energetic, overseas escapades.
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine assembled a multidisciplinary team and recently published a "Personal View" paper exploring the unique challenges of providing timely…
Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In the 2007 film The Bucket List Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two main characters who respond to their terminal cancer diagnoses by rejecting experimental treatment. Instead,…
Radiotherapy can be used alongside hormone treatment, delaying the need for chemotherapy and therefore significantly protecting their quality of life for some patients with advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers from The Royal…
In the two years since Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced plans for a new $2 billion facility on the Upper East Side, the illness remains a growing threat. To prepare for what is likely to be an “avalanche” of new…