The Dáil has heard a call for the State to open up access to a state of the art treatment that would assist some cancer patients, including a Quin woman. Maria Meade, who has undergone surgery as part of her treatment, is now cancer free but has been advised to undergo an immunotherapy treatment, pembrolizumab. …
Cancer Research UK has announced that the impact of COVID-19 on its income means it could be forced to cut £150m per year from its research funding. As the funder of around 50% of all publicly-funded cancer research in the UK, cuts in Cancer Research UK funding will not only prevent future breakthroughs for people …
All gatherings have been cancelled but they still meet in smaller groups to try and find a way forward. The announcement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in March has left many non-profit organisations crippled. Tzaneen Cancer Care Centre said they are not able to host their biggest fundraiser for the year, the Dirt Dash, an …
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the country, Fiji’s longest running and biggest cancer fundraising event was launched yesterday in Suva. Bushells Fiji’s Biggest Morning Tea was officially launched by Motibhai Group marketing manager Abraham Gomes and Fiji Cancer Society CEO Belinda Chan. Mr Gomes said the initiative had helped save thousands of lives and …
The Chandler-based Children’s Cancer Network is helping parents deal with back-to-school costs. For most children, back-to-school season means new shoes, new clothes, a new backpack and excitement about the year ahead. But for families of kids fighting cancer, the expenses of going back to school may put a damper on the season. Like the physical …
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the various lockdowns undoubtedly prevented many deaths due directly to the coronavirus. However, many physicians noted that patients were skipping appropriate medical care for other conditions (such as stroke or heart attack), leading to other avoidable deaths. Furthermore, many state governments (including in my own state of Colorado) imposed …
The family of a two-year-old boy who has cancer say they are immensely grateful that more than £150,000 has been raised to send him abroad for a potentially life-saving treatment. They were told this month that their son Stanley’s cancer -T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – had returned for a third time and there was …
A new study has found higher medical and nonmedical financial hardships are independently associated with more emergency department visits, lower receipt of some preventive services, and worse self-rated health in cancer survivors. The authors of the study warn that as health-care costs grow, unmet medical and nonmedical financial needs may worsen health disparities among cancer …