Cancer

Fresh from her Don Listwin Award presentation at The Early Detection of Cancer conference, we spoke to Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald about the power of collaboration, taking risks and the rise of early detection as a hot topic for researchers… Whilst early detection research has yielded some incredible advances, there is still a long way to

Paediatric brain tumours are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children – we need new approaches to therapeutics. Here, Dr Lisa Ruff tells us why drug delivery is so important for the treatment of central nervous system tumours – and why hydrogels could be key to a breakthrough…     Among paediatric cancers, tumours developing

Needing to go to the toilet more frequently? Rushing to the bathroom in the middle of the night, struggling to go, yet feeling like your bladder is still full only minutes later? This may sound familiar, especially as you get older, and is often not a major cause for worry. However, for some, these could

Chemotherapy has a wide range of side effects, including fatigue, hair loss, and brain fog. Fast-growing cells throughout the body are targeted by this treatment, which can in turn damage digestive tract cells, as well. A new study says breast milk could be helpful in minimizing those digestive side effects. Researchers from Vanderbilt University had

Going through chemotherapy can be one of the most difficult things to experience. Along with all of the awful side effects like increased risk for bruising, bleeding, infection, and fatigue, it also causes patients to lose their hair. When chemo causes hair loss, it often falls out in uneven, unsightly clumps. It can be devastating,

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used by many women to help address symptoms associated with menopause. There are several different types of HRT, but a new study out of the United Kingdom finds that for the most part, none of them increase your risk of dementia. A team led by researchers from the University of

Cancer is one of the hardest things to go through. When kids are involved, it’s even more heartbreaking. When a child receives a diagnosis, not only do their families have to go through it with them but their friends do as well. For a young boy in Brazil named Davi, he was diagnosed with cancer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of the drug selpercatinib (Retevmo) for some people in England with a type of advanced thyroid cancer. The drug is now available through the Cancer Drugs Fund, which helps provide access to promising new treatments, as an option for patients with advanced

Hello and welcome Fall, it’s nice to see you again! This time of year brings a bounty of delicious produce and today’s feature is all about a fall favorite: apples – a versatile and nutritious fruit! Let’s take a look: Fun and Fast Facts Did you know? Pennsylvania produces 400-500 million pounds of apples per

Dropping your kid off at college is an emotional time. It’s the end of an era, as they’re often moving out for the first time and starting life on their own. For Martin Dorey and his 18-year-old daughter, Maggie, it was especially emotional but they had no idea how emotional it would really be. When

Many people find it hard to make it through the day without a cup of coffee or two. Older women can be a little less concerned about the impacts of this habit, according to a new study. Researchers at the University at Buffalo studied caffeine consumption from coffee and tea in older women to see

Our weather has been more than a little unpredictable, but autumn is coming. Soon the weather will be cooler more often!!  The world will literally look different as the trees shed their leaves and provide a new cover for the earth.  I read a marvelous description of this change the other day by  Sarah Addison

Amarvir (pictured with his dad Jag) was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2010. He is now 17 years old. Cancer in children and young people is different to and, thankfully, much rarer than cancer in adults. Survival is higher too – more than 8 in 10 children and young people in the UK, aged

For the past 50 years, 75-year-old Peggy Garrison has been in love with flamingos, and is now known as “Flamingo Lady.” “When I saw them fly, I just thought they were so beautiful,” she told Fox 7. Photo: YouTube/USA Today It all started when she saw flamingo yard decor at her friend’s house. She then

Breast cancer is rare in your 20s and 30s, accounting for less than five percent of all cases, but this doesn’t mean that it won’t happen to you. According to Summit Health, just one in 19,608 women develop breast cancer by the age of 25, but even at a young age, it is still important

What can you say about cancer that hasn’t already been said? It is an awful, destructive illness that takes those we love from us. For those suffering from terminal cancer, as well as their families, the immense pain is nearly impossible to drown out. Still, for the Sass family in Northern Germany, the impossible was

On New Years’ Even in 1998, two baby girls were born at a hospital in a Sicilian fishing port, Mazara del Vallo. The babies were accidentally swapped at birth, and when the mothers discovered the true three years later, they decided to raise them both together. According to The Times, the two mothers raised the

Firefighters save lives as part of their job, but this group of firefighters are deemed heroes for more than just their firefighter duties. When they aren’t fighting fires, these men from the Milwaukee Fire Department are helping Komen Wisconsin fight breast cancer. Photo: YouTube/Natalie Shepherd For years, the firefighters have been part of the Komen

As we move into fall, grocery stores and farmer’s markets are moving beautiful, health-filled butternut squash to their produce sections! When I saw this recipe from our nutritionists, I realize this also is a perfect fall recipe for those of us who also love, love, love macaroni!  Pasta plus vitamin-packed squash….that is a great idea. Did

“It seems strange trying to describe my career path, as the words imply that there was some sort of intention or plan as to where I wanted to go or what I wanted to be,” says Dr Ashley Nicholls, a postdoctoral research associate at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Although Nicholls started his career

Matt Bowman has spent his life helping others – first as a firefighter in Knox County, Indiana, and then during his journey to becoming a nurse. And he still hasn’t stopped helping people, even after getting diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Earlier this year, his cancer sadly came back.They found one nodule on each

Although mesothelioma typically develops in the lining surrounding the lungs—about 75% – 80% of the time—it is not actually a type of lung cancer. Instead, it is a rare cancer that may begin in the lining of different parts of the body, including the abdomen, heart, and testicles. It makes sense, then, that Mesothelioma Awareness