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One in eight cancer cases linked to preventable infections – US study
Scientists have found that millions of new cancer cases may be caused by treatable or preventable infections, suggesting the cancer could have been avoided...
Children dying in pain because of palliative care neglect
A damning report from the World Health Organisation confirms what professionals already know – that South Africa’s health system is failing abysmally at providing...
Pneumonia may reveal undiagnosed blood cancer – Swedish study
A study by Swedish scientists has suggested that severe pneumococcal disease requiring hospitalisation – most commonly pneumonia – can be a sign of previously...
South Africa’s rising tide of cancer diagnosis rates
It isn’t always easy to know what to believe when it comes to cancer. In the Daily Maverick and Spotlight special series on cancer,...
Arizona joins lawsuits against L’Oreal SA over hair relaxer cancer link
The US state of Arizona has taken legal aim at L’Oreal South Africa and its US subsidiary, alleging the cosmetics company hid evidence that...
Pioneering trial sees high-risk myeloma patients survive longer
A pensioner who was given just two years to live after being diagnosed with aggressive high-risk myeloma is still alive eight years later, after...
Key differences in bowel cancer before and after 50 – Australian study
One of Australia’s largest real world studies of younger adults with advanced bowel cancer has identified important differences between cancers diagnosed before and after...
Staggering cost of pancreatic cancer pill the ‘new normal’
Rasonque, the new pancreatic cancer treatment from Revolution Medicines, illustrates the huge inflation in cancer drug prices over the past two decades, reports The...
French court links flight attendant’s cancer to cosmic radiation
A former air stewardess for Air France has been victorious in her quest to have her breast cancer acknowledged as arising from her job,...
South African engineer’s AI test aims to speed up cancer detection
Despite early cancer screening helping to save lives, most South Africans on medical aid who qualify for this have not used the benefits, and...
FDA approval of landmark pancreatic cancer drug hailed by experts
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new pancreatic cancer drug, a pill that nearly doubled patients’ average survival times for one...
Surge in cervical cancer screenings in Cape Town
Health authorities in Cape Town said they are encouraged by the rise in cervical cancer screening tests at local health facilities, the figures having...
Landmark mRNA cancer vaccine trial paves way for FDA clearance
For years, scientists have been exploring the use of mRNA drugs to treat cancer, and now – for the first time – an experimental...
Hodgkin survivors twice as likely to die as average person – Texas study
Adults who have survived Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) for at least five years face significantly elevated long-term health risks, according to a study led by researchers at The...
Experimental paediatric cancer treatment in Germany shows promise
The oncology field in Germany is filled with hope after a teenager, who was diagnosed with cancer in multiple organs, is still in complete...
Risk of 13 cancers slashed in three minutes – London study
A group of scientists has suggested that reducing your risk of at least 13 types of cancer is as easy as jogging up and...
Meta-analysis of guidelines for heart protection during cancer therapy
Cardiotoxicity remains a major challenge in cancer care because cardiovascular complications can interrupt or even prevent completion of anti-cancer therapy, potentially compromising treatment outcomes,...
Why there’s a shortage of chemotherapy drugs
The global shortage of vital drugs – including for cancer – has alarmed experts, with recent investigations showing that the average duration of stockouts...
Long-term study focuses on colorectal cancer in young South Africans
A long-term study launched by a team of South African researchers hopes to gain deeper insights into colorectal cancer, and how it affects increasingly...
Pioneering heat treatment bolsters hope for SA women with cervical cancer
After more than a decade of research, testing and Africa’s only clinical trial of its kind, a cancer treatment that could improve the effectiveness...
British lung cancer patient first in world to get new vaccine
A woman from England has become the first patient in the world to receive a new vaccine that doctors hope could significantly improve the...
Viagra may slow the spread of cancer – Israeli study
Research by a team of scientists in Israel has found that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may be effective in slowing the spread of...
US trial comparies indefinite versus short-term maintenance for multiple myeloma
A recent analysis has suggested that patients with standard-risk multiple myeloma did not experience improved overall survival with indefinite lenalidomide maintenance compared with stopping...
Rise in lung cancer among healthy young non-smokers – new theory
It has long been believed that one of the best ways to ward off cancer is by following a healthy, balanced diet full of...
New drug shows promise for NRAS-driven melanoma – Utah trial
New research suggests that a pathway-targeted therapy could be an effective treatment for certain melanoma patients and fill an unmet clinical need for patients...
Pretoria professor’s pioneering solution could change breast cancer survival
A new approach from the field of nuclear medicine holds promise for a radical change in survivability for patients with breast cancer – the...
New study dispels fears about cellphones and cancer
Electromagnetic waves are everywhere. They’re the reason you can hear music when you turn on the radio, use wi-fi, find your way using satellite...
Gedatolisib combo approved by FDA for advanced breast cancer
The US Food & Drug Administration has approved gedatolisib (Revtorpyk, Celcuity) plus fulvestrant, with or without palbociclib, for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer without a PIK3CA mutation...
WHO review warns of global cancer surge
An annual World Health Organisation (WHO) review has said cancer is expected to touch 92% of people around the globe – through either their...
Rapid ageing in young adults tied to hike in cancer rates – US study
Scientists say that younger generations are ageing biologically more quickly than previous generations, which could explain why some cancers have risen faster in young...
Imposter syndrome tied to burnout in oncology – Turkish study
More than 40% of oncology professionals, particularly women, may experience frequent or intense “imposter phenomena”, and at least a third may have a maladaptive...
HPV-linked cancer risk higher in transplant, HIV patients – Swedish study
A Swedish retrospective case-control study has found that people with HIV and solid organ transplant recipients were significantly more likely to develop human papillomavirus...
SA computing team decodes cancer’s best survival strategy
A team of scientists from Cape Town has made a breakthrough discovery that may mean a giant leap forward in decoding one of cancer’s...
Cancer patients swop chemo for Ivermectin – US analysis
A recent report has found that a growing number of cancer patients in the United States are being prescribed Ivermectin instead of undergoing chemotherapy,...
Higher BMI boosts risk of 19 cancers – global review
A sweeping analysis of 1.5m cancer cases shows that excess body weight may shape cancer risk more broadly than previously recognised, with risks varying...
Indigenous shrub shows promise for cancer cure
A South African plant may hold the secret to treating cancers that no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy, suggest North-West University researchers, who are...
mRNA jab for melanoma slashes risk of cancer return – US study
Scientists are excited about recent trial results involving mRNA treatment for melanoma, which although less common than some other skin cancer types, is considered...
UK committee wants restrictions on prostate cancer screening
Updated draft recommendations for British prostate cancer screenings have advised the government against a population-wide screening programme, with the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC)...
Pancreatic cancer pill keeps patients alive for twice as long
The highly anticipated results of a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer pill, daraxonrasib, have been released, giving doctors hope for treating the stubbornly lethal...
Optimism as smart drug shrinks tumours by 30% – UK trial
A smart drug that stops cancer cells “hiding” from treatment can shrink tumours by at least 30% in six of the world’s most common...