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Tamoxifen-class drugs cut breast cancer risk by more than third
A type of drug known as selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) cuts incidences of breast cancer by 38% in women at increased risk of the disease, new research has revealed. Continue reading
Fears older patients missing out on bladder cancer ops
Experts have raised concerns that older bladder cancer patients are not being given treatments that could cure their disease. Continue reading
Parkinson’s sufferers ‘face abuse’
Parkinson’s disease sufferers are being subjected to “intolerable levels of prejudice”, a charity has warned, after it was found that two in five of those afflicted with the disease have experienced discrimination because of their symptoms. Continue reading
Cancer drug may extend life for women with advanced breast cancer
Breast cancer charities have welcomed a new drug which can extend the life of some women who have an advanced form of the disease. Continue reading
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Bid to tackle gonorrhoea launched
Cases of “untreatable gonorrhoea” has soared 25% in a year as experts warn the disease is becoming more resistant to treatment. Continue reading
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Tagged becoming-more, disease, experts-warn, the-disease, warn-the-disease, year-as-experts
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Training starts for one million ‘dementia friends’
A scheme to train a million “dementia friends” to learn how to spot signs of the disease and support sufferers is being launched today. Continue reading
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Lung cancer pill ‘a leap forward’
A personalised lung cancer pill launched on Monday offers new hope to sufferers of a rare form of the disease. Continue reading
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Low vitamin D levels may increase breast cancer risk
A review of breast cancer data by scientists in the US has established a causal link between the disease and vitamin D deficiency. Continue reading
Thousands now surviving childhood cancer
Tens of thousands of people who developed cancer as a child have survived the disease, according to a charity’s data. Continue reading
Cancer nurses face ‘internal conflict’ on end of life care
Cancer nurses often face an internal conflict between their need to help patients fight their disease and preparing them for the possibility of “letting go”, a small study shows. Continue reading
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