First new treatment for sickle cell in 20 years
Thousands of patients in England are to benefit from the first treatment for sickle cell disease in two decades, the NHS has announced. Crizanlizumab, a “revolutionary” life-changing drug treatment, is delivered by a transfusion drip and...
Handling acute myeloid leukaemia
Over the past 10 years or so, cancer in Kenya has taken centre stage, not only for the increasing number of cases but also for their far-reaching consequences.
a breakthrough for cancer treatment
A study and trial of immunotherapy which has been highly successful, could prompt a cancer treatment ‘revolution’. The findings are yet to be published and reviewed. Dr Alan Worsley from Cancer Research UK, discusses the news...