The substance that makes cigarettes addictive may also cause the growth of cancer tumours, scientists revealed today. It is the first time nicotine has been implicated as one of the chemicals in cigarettes that can trigger the development of breast cancer.
Read about it at: http://ow.ly/2vdpT
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An experimental drug called olaparib has been shown to shrink tumours in women whose advanced cancers were caused by faults in their BRCA genes.
The international phase-II studies, both published in the Lancet, looked at women with advanced ovarian or breast tumours. Their results add further weight to the idea that the key to treating certain types of cancer may be to target their underlying genetic weaknesses, rather than the organ in which the cancer originated.
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A donation worth £9,000 from local charity, Wakefield Oncology and Leukaemia Fund (WOLF), has seen the delivery and installation of a further scalp cooling machine at Pinderfields Hospital’s new cancer ward.
Wakefield Oncology and Leukaemia Fund has been raising money for the new cancer services equipment and facilities at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust since 2001.
Claire Paxman, Sales and Training Executive at Paxman Coolers Limited, commented:
“It’s fantastic for scalp cooling treatment to be available to more patients here at Pinderfields. We would like to thank WOLF for their generosity in raising and donating the money for the scalp cooler, enabling us to help improve patient’s lives during this difficult time.”
Joyce Bruce, Hon. Treasurer at WOLF, added:
“It is very important that all patients are given the opportunity to choose what treatment they would like to receive so we felt that an extra scalp cooler at Pinderfields would be a very worthwhile donation. This way, more patients can opt to receive the treatment and have the chance of keeping their hair.”
Liz McGuire, Senior Sister at Pinderfields Hospital, said:
“We have a fantastic nursing team who give their all for cancer patients and it’s great that we can provide more scalp cooling treatments and really make a difference to our patients. We are really grateful to WOLF for all their efforts in raising the money and we know the patients will truly appreciate it.”
Read more about it on the BBC news website here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bradford/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8927000/8927804.stm
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Scalp cooler donated to Pinderfields Hospital by local charity – read about it on the BBC news website! http://ow.ly/2sRw7
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Breast cancer deaths have fallen in the UK since the 1980s, but mortality rates from the disease continue to be among the highest in Europe, a study shows.
The review of 30 countries, led by French researchers, showed the UK rate dropped by about a third, thanks to better care and speedier diagnosis. http://ow.ly/2rlYD
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Survival rates for some cancers have doubled over the past four decades, a charity has said.
People with breast, bowel and ovarian cancers, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, are now twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years than in the 1970s. http://ow.ly/2q79T
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Great news! Pinderfields Hosp is getting another scalp cooler through funds raised & donated by WOLF (Wakefield Oncology and Leukaemia Fund)
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@NikkiSalsa Thanks for the #FF well done on all your efforts to @kickcancer
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