A new targeted alpha therapy is showing promise for patients whose thyroid cancer no longer responds to radioactive iodine, the standard beta-emitting treatment. In a first-in-human study, investigators found that a single dose of the…
Online personality and personal shopper, Esther Mensah, better known as Auntie Esther or the Pepper Girl, has stirred nationwide reactions after rejecting blood transfusion recommended for her cancer treatment. This comes despite millions…
Mensah Omolola, a Jehovah Witness and cancer patient popularly known as Auntieesther on X, stirred intense reactions on social media after she refused to accept a blood transfusion due to her religious beliefs, despite having received over…
They took to the skies for the Oncology and Haematology Day Patient Unit at Perth Royal Infirmary which looked after Ruby Cunningham's mum Lynne Morgan.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer. It grows quickly, spreads early and lacks the hormone receptors that make other breast cancers treatable with targeted…
(MedPage Today) -- Authors in the Journal of the American College of Radiology discuss the transformation of lung cancer from stigma and fatalism to a new reality of treatment and long-term survival for many patients.
Researchers have discovered that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample can effectively diagnose and stage bladder cancer, offering a much-needed alternative to invasive procedures like…
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have discovered a novel therapy combination that could offer new hope to ovarian cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments.
A new research paper was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on November 7, 2025, titled "Temporal trends and disparities in sudden cardiac death among colorectal cancer patients: A nationwide study."
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a specific protein, RASH3D19, that is responsible for activation of RAS signaling pathways involved in aggressive tumor growth and resistance to KRAS…
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have discovered a novel therapy combination that could offer new hope to ovarian cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments. Conducted entirely at the University of…
Health services researchers say shared decision-making (SDM)—a collaborative process where clinicians and patients make treatment choices together—should systematically include family caregivers.
A 75-year-old woman with cancer was told to wait in her car amid freezing -1C temperatures after the 'overflowing' A&E department at Wigan Infirmary turned her away despite suspected sepsis symptoms