New research has revealed that cancer tops the list of Britons' fears, coming above Alzheimer's disease, heart attack and terrorism. The survey of 4,000 Britons undertaken by Cancer Research UK also...
Velcade is used to treat incurable bone marrow cancer myeloma but can cost around £18,000 for a course of treatment and it was felt that financial costs were the only reason Nice opted to...
Many older women are failing to receive adequate levels of breast cancer care compared to younger patients, claims a new study. Research conducted by the University of Manchester discovered that older...
Researchers have identified genes which seem to control the impact of chemotherapy on cancer cells. The study, published in Nature and conducted by researchers from the University of Texas, found that...
French researchers are recommending that elderly people with a malignant form of brain cancer should be offered aggressive treatment with radiation therapy. Doctors have previously been uncertain as...
WPA has clarified its attitude to the use of drugs in treating cancer. The company accepts the use of biological drugs Herceptin and Avastin. Up to 20 advanced anti-cancer agents could...
