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Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

By Amy Reast A dad who thought his leg weakness was caused by back sciatica was then diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous brain tumor and given six months to live. Timothy Clews, 64, initially put walking difficulties down to just having sciatica - a common condition causing pain in the lower

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it. Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed

Woman diagnosed with cancer after symptoms dissmissed as anxiety

Woman diagnosed with cancer after symptoms dissmissed as anxiety

By Adam Dutton A young woman was diagnosed with blood cancer after her symptoms were dismissed as anxiety and told by a GP: "You look healthy, so you must be fine." Abby Maxwell was reassured by doctors that nothing was wrong despite losing six stone in under a

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

By Lauren Beavis A Brit has become the first patient in Europe to trial a pioneering antibody drug that "attaches" to cancer cells. Brian Holmes, 70, has suffered from metastatic prostate cancer for two years and has exhausted all traditional lines of treatment. But the pensioner has now

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

(MORGANTOWN, WV) Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with the potential to significantly boost the immune system’s ability to fight and eliminate tumors. Since the early 2000s, there have been over 120 promising clinical trials

New state-of-the-art test identifies aggressive prostate cancer

New state-of-the-art test identifies aggressive prostate cancer

By Stephen Beech Scans that makes prostate cancer cells "glow" could cut the need for invasive biopsies, according to new research. The state-of-the-art imaging test could safely halve the number of men who need to undergo a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following inconclusive results

Woman’s hormonal breast pain turns out to be breast cancer

Woman’s hormonal breast pain turns out to be breast cancer

By Ben Barry A woman who thought her sore breast was just a hormonal symptom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Evelina Rydzanicz, 31, was in the shower when she noticed she was sore while washing around the left of her chest. She initially thought it was hormone-related but called