Rare diseases affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people individually. However, with over 7,000 different types identified, their global impact is significant. In the Asia-Pacific region, approximately 258 million people have a rare disease, the highest number globally, with over 45 million in Southeast Asia alone. This vast number highlights significant challenges in treatment, as […]
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Traditional chemotherapy often poses significant challenges, including severe side effects, damage to healthy tissue and limited efficacy. Now, researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment — one that is a more targeted, effective, and less toxic alternative to traditional […]
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A study led by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine discovered that certain breast tumour cells sacrifice their own growth to aid other cells in resisting chemotherapy. For patients with early-stage breast cancer, there is a 7 to 11 per cent chance of relapse within five years after receiving initial treatment, and this […]
The first acupuncture clinic dedicated to helping patients deal with the aftereffects of cancer treatment opens in London on 12 October 2023. Beverley de Valois PhD, one of the foremost authorities in the western world on using acupuncture for cancer survivors, has spent the past 25 years researching how the treatment can manage aftereffects of […]
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Menopause comes as a shock for nearly a third of people who experience early onset menopause caused by cancer treatment. “I didn’t realise the menopause would be harder than my cancer treatment.” Alice, 41 New research, carried out by cancer support charity Maggie’s, shows that 30% of people diagnosed with cancer weren’t aware that their […]
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A major new study in the journal Nature reveals a ‘traffic light’ mechanism controlling genetic activity within cells – a system which could potentially be targeted by cancer drugs already in development. The research describes how ‘epigenetic’ changes to the structure of DNA can act as a stop-go signal in determining whether a gene should […]
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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new tool, which will help to investigate more effective forms of cancer treatment. Using high-power lasers, the experts have been able to generate a ‘pure beam’ of carbon ion with unique properties. This bright, ultrashort particle source can be used to investigate how biological samples respond to […]
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Professor Karol Sikora, chief medical officer at Rutherford Health and the former head of the WHO’s cancer programme, called for the action plan as the NHS and the government explore urgent measures to kick start cancer services across the UK. Professor Sikora’s five-point plan includes: Keeping cancer centres and treatment areas ‘Covid-free’ – this should […]
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Sarcoma UK is calling on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, and pharmaceutical companies to have flexibility so that cancer patients in England with few treatment options can access the latest treatments as soon as possible. National bone and soft tissue cancer charity, Sarcoma UK, was disappointed to see that […]
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· Only 28 per cent of people believe cancers can be controlled long term – yet the average patient now lives more than 10 years from diagnosis · Just 26 per cent of people think we are making major progress against cancer, even though average survival time from cancer has approximately doubled in a decade […]
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