Tag: cancer treatment

Cancer tool inaccurate at predicting toxicity levels in older patients

NEW methods to determine how older cancer patients will tolerate chemotherapy must be developed to improve treatment, experts have said. Experts from the University of...

Devastated family in £120k fundraiser plea for “crucial” cancer treatment – as mum-of-four is told she has months to live

A DEVASTATED family has launched a JustGiving plea to raise a hefty £120,000 for "crucial" treatment after their mum was diagnosed with stage four...

Precision medicine could improve treatment options for ovarian cancer

A SCOTTISH research paper has shown how individual genetics and precision medicine could play a role in improving patient outcomes. Improving the knowledge of genetic...

Cancer drug research may have significant implications for future treatment

University of Dundee researchers have discovered that a cancer drug can have long lasting effects by causing “catastrophic” DNA damage to tumour cells. CDK4/6 inhibitors...

Cancer patients wait months for treatment

SCOTTISH cancer patients have been forced to wait months for potentially life-saving treatment – because of staff and equipment shortages. Almost 1,200 seriously ill patients...

End treatment “postcode lottery”, says charity

A CANCER charity has called for an end to the treatment “postcode lottery”. The Prostate Cancer Charity says new guidelines are needed to end nationwide...

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