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New drug which 'can kill leukaemia' discovered - Daily Telegraph 3rd November 2009
"A new drug which scientists claim can kill leukaemia, called PBOX-15, has been discovered. "
New drug 'can kill leukaemia cells resistant to other treatments' - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"Scientists have discovered a new drug able to kill leukaemia cells which have become resistant to other treatments. "
Over 65? Why some doctors think giving you the latest cancer drugs is just a waste - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"When Jenny Duffield told friends she was having surgery to reduce her risk of a deadly cancer, she was surprised when some of their reactions were lukewarm. "
As new evidence links mobile phones to a greater risk of tumours, could using one cost your child their life? - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"Mobile phones, just how did we live without them? At about 80 million, there are now more mobiles than people in the UK. But since the Nineties, when their use became more widespread, there have been nagging doubts about their safety. "
Generous side of Simon Cowell: X Factor judge donates £100,000 to cancer-stricken youngster - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"He is renowned for his withering put-downs and his ruthless streak, but X Factor judge Simon Cowell showed his more generous side today when he gave £100,000 to help save the life of a cancer-stricken youngster.
The pop Svengali donated the money for 18-month-old Sophie Atay – from Birtley, Gateshead - to fly to the US for pioneering treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. "
New drug that 'kills' leukaemia even in worst affected adults created - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"Scientists have discovered a drug which they say can kill malignant leukaemia cells.
Tests show PBOX-15 can even destroy cancerous cells from adults whose health outlook is poor because of the disease's resistance to existing treatments. "
Southport Coronation Street star Ken Cope slams NHS over cancer shock - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"CORONATION Street star Ken Cope has slammed the National Health Service after he was misdiagnosed with cancer.
Liverpool-born Ken, who now lives in Southport, was diagnosed with the condition after visiting a hospital in Oxford with chest pains in 2000"
Easing the fear that comes with cancer - St Helens Star 30th October 2009
"HAS your life been touched by cancer?
Well now with the opening of the Macmillan Information and Support Centre at St Helens Hospital there’s a place with a relaxed, friendly and confidential environment to talk to the experts. "
Anglo Indian chef creates 'world's healthiest curry meal' - Daily Telegraph 29th October 2009
"An Anglo Indian chef, Gurpareet Bains, has claimed to have created the world’s ‘healthiest meal’ - a curry. "
Recipe for health: Chef cooks up a cancer-fighting curry - Daily Mail 30th October 2009
"Planning on eating healthily tonight? Ditch the salad and cook up a curry.
An Indian chef claims to have created the 'world's healthiest meal' - a chicken and blueberry curry with goji berry pilau rice. "
Chronic patients to be screened for depression - The Times 28th October 2009
"People suffering from chronic conditions such as cancer, diabetes, respiratory problems and heart disease should be screened by GPs for depression, according to new NHS guidance.
The recommendation has been made in response to concerns about high rates of depression among Britain’s 17 million sufferers of chronic illness, and a lack of awareness among NHS staff. "
Mobile phone use linked to brain tumours in 10-year study - Daily Mail 28th October 2009
"Long-term mobile phone use could increase the risk of developing cancer, according to a decade-long landmark study.
The investigation by the World Health Organisation analysed studies of 12,800 people in 13 countries."
Curry spice 'kills cancer cells' - BBC Health News 28th October 2009
"An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown.
The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia. "
The latest breakthroughs that could help Andrew Lloyd Webber beat prostate cancer - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer 'in its very early stages' is fortunate to have caught the disease in good time.
He is now receiving treatment and expects to be 'fully back at work before the end of the year'. "
I have cancer, says Lloyd Webber - The Independent 26th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The Oscar-winning composer of some of the most successful British musicals of all time has been admitted to hospital and is undergoing treatment. "
Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer - The Observer 25th October 2009
"Composer undergoing treatment for condition that affects more than 30,000 men each year in Britain"
Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer - The Observer 25th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
His management agency Brown Lloyd James said the condition was in its very early stages and he expected to "be fully back at work before the end of the year"."
Andrew Lloyd Webber being treated for prostate cancer - The Sunday Times 25th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer, is receiving treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, a spokesman disclosed today.
Lord Lloyd-Webber, who is best known for musicals such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera, is understood to have received the diagnosis within the last few weeks following a biopsy. "
Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer - Daily Mail 25th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd-Webber is being treated for prostate cancer, it emerged today.
The composer was diagnosed with the disease, which is the most common cancer in British men, in the past few weeks."
Lloyd Webber treated for cancer - BBC Health News 25th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, it has been disclosed.
His spokesman said in a statement that the condition was currently in its very early stages"
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