“My baby has cancer.” For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization “hit like a ton of bricks.” Breathless, shocked, and overwhelmed, Crompton tells CNN she could not believe what doctors were saying on the other side of the phone. “Really, a kid? My kid — has cancer?” For over a year, this mom of …
Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. St. Jude scientists are studying the risk factors. Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. Scientists atSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are studying the risk factors. They looked at social and economic issues in children with brain tumors treated with radiation. These …
A woman who returned to work after a cancer diagnosis says she took a ‘huge’ financial hit. It comes as a new study has shown that almost half of people returning to work after a cancer diagnosis reported that it had a negative impact on their career. Females, younger workers, the self-employed and those working …
More than 100,000 people with cancer in the UK are struggling to pay for basic essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity. Macmillan Cancer Support found that 4% of those with cancer are struggling to cover costs such as food, bills, rent or mortgage as a result of Covid-19. Seven in 10 …
Greater use of hypofractionated dosing regimens has helped radiation oncology sites deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, offsetting a massive decline in treatment sessions overall, according to a study published in Lancet Oncology. The study from the University of Leeds with Public Health England and the Royal College of Radiologists …
A cancer diagnosis for an Ontario resident has a significantly higher price tag and out-of-pocket expenses than residents of other provinces such as British Columbia or Alberta. “They are facing hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket expenses,” said Stephen Piazza, manager of advocacy for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). “It shouldn’t be this …
The WHO reported 19.3 million new cancer cases in 2020 and this is expected to rise by 27.5 million cases each year. Whilst the disease is curable, treatment can be expensive, writes Dr Ruma Bhargava, Healthcare Lead at the World Economic Forum. In India, the baseline cost is higher than the annual income of over …
Andrew Kaczynski is an investigative reporter and founder of CNN’s KFile Team. It was a beautiful September day that began with a long, relaxing walk across Brooklyn, my wife and I taking turns pushing our 6-month-old daughter, Francesca, in her stroller. I remember thinking, “life couldn’t get any better than this.” But that evening, Francesca …
Arne Sorenson was known for his ‘exceptional’ and authentic leadership Arne Sorenson, president and CEO at Marriott International on Monday (15 February) passed away “unexpectedly” after a tough fight against pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed in 2019 and had stepped back from his role this year to undergo further treatment. Marriott will appoint a new …
A YOUNG man’s leukaemia was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis for two months because doctors did not want to examine his throat in the pandemic, he claimed. Ben Peters, 22, could only send pictures of his golf ball-sized tonsils and got four courses of antibiotics as a result – which did nothing to help. His cancer was …