The cost of cancer treatments can be just as hard a hit as the diagnosis itself, with some cancer drugs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thousands of new and renewed drugs are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to give Australians access to affordable medicines. RARE BLOOD CANCER DRUG ADDED A life-saving cancer… Read More »
Courtesy of Akron Children’s Hospital Crossing the finish line of your first marathon is a major moment for any runner. But for 33-year-old Kolt Codner, the significance of completing 26.2 miles went beyond himself. Codner ran a marathon to honor Andrew, his four-year-old son who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. In the process,… Read More »
August 29, 2020 — Chadwick Boseman, the star of the 2018 Marvel Comics megahit Black Panther, died of colon cancer Friday. Boseman, first diagnosed 4 years ago, had kept his diagnosis a secret. He filmed his recent movies ”during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy,” according to a statement issued on his Twitter account. When the… Read More »
A new type of breast cancer drug developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago can help halt progression of disease and is not toxic, according to phase 1 clinical trials. The drug is specifically designed for women whose cancer has stopped responding to hormone therapy. The results are published in the journal Breast… Read More »