tumours

Scientists have discovered how to fit worms in hydrogel suits that allow them to carry cancer drugs to tumours. Researchers from Osaka University found that coating nematodes, ranging in size from microscopic to just a millimetre in length,…

A cancer jab custom-made from patients’ own tumours has produced ‘really hopeful’ results in a trial on NHS patients.None of the eight head and neck cancer sufferers, who had a high chance of relapse, have seen their tumours return four…

A schoolgirl was found to have cancerous tumours 'crushing her heart and windpipe' after a GP initially dismissed her symptoms as a viral infection.Imogen Bloxham, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, was rushed to hospital on June 6 after her…

A drug which starves cancer cells could be the first breakthrough in brain tumour treatment for two decades, experts hope. Imperial College London scientists conducted tests in mice who had glioblastoma (GBM) — one of the most aggressive…

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. …

WORLD BRAIN TUMOR DAY 2022: A brain tumor is characterised by abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Tumours can grow in any part of the brain or skull including the underside of the brain, protective lining, brainstem and nasal cavity…

Vladimir Putin bathes in blood extracted from deer antlers, it has been claimed – a treatment that has been dubbed 'natural Viagra'.The Russian leader, who turns 70 in October, was said to have been introduced to the macabre practice in the…

Regularly using a mobile phone does not boost your risk of brain tumours, a major study has concluded.Despite becoming a staple of modern life, there have been long-standing fears our phones may emit cancer-causing radiation, often peddled…

A grandmother with advanced bowel cancer has seen her tumours shrink by half after taking an experimental drug. Terri Hurdman, 49, was diagnosed in 2020 with cancer that had spread to her lungs.The factory worker from Bromsgrove,…

Following her diagnosis with liver cancer last June, 68-year-old Sheila Riley braced herself for painful and gruelling treatments.Surgery, chemotherapy, radio-therapy and even ablation — where heat is used to destroy tumours — are some of…