Cancer survival rates in US hit new highs
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An immunotherapy kept multiple myeloma at bay for over 80 percent of patients in a three-year clinical trial, and the FDA offered an accelerated approval path.
Speaking to Times Now Digital, Dr. Varun Goel, Senior Consultant at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, explains why cancer diagnoses are rising among young Indians and how early awareness can save lives.
The mother and daughter received identical diagnoses just over a year apart of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs when plasma cells become abnormal and produce dangerous proteins that can cause damage to our bones, kidneys and other functions.
What was once a metro Atlanta restaurateur's modest tribute to her late mother has become a multi-million-dollar philanthropy operation saving lives.
“You have this clear marker that you’re sick,” McQueen explains. “People feel entitled to speak about your illness in a way that I’m not sure others with chronic illnesses that are less visible experience. Your humanity is replaced with this tragic figure. You kind of flatten from this multifaceted person to this 2D figure: cancer patient.”
A mother-of-two with stage four bowel cancer is campaigning to stop emergency diagnoses after she was told she had the disease while she was on her own, with no family to support her. Sana Shaikh, 32, said it was "devastating" to receive her stage three bowel cancer diagnosis in an accident and emergency department.
The Princess of Wales' sweet reaction to a fellow patient said a lot about her journey to announcing her cancer was in remission.
Kate Middleton and Prince William have unlocked a new level of intimacy in their relationship following the princess’ tough battle with cancer, according to a new report. The Princess of Wales, 43, has recently revealed that her cancer is now in “remission,