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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. "
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. "
Scientists study possible health benefits of LSD and ecstacy - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"Growing number of people taking psychedelic drugs to help them cope with conditions such as chronic anxiety attacks"
Acid experiences: LSD's effect on illness - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"From the age of eight I suffered frequent and severe headaches, usually three or four a week, which caused acute and persistent pain and interfered with work and games alike. These persisted into adulthood."
Woman dies six hours after being diagnosed with leukaemia - Daily Telegraph 21st October 2009
"A 27-year-old woman died just six hours after being told she had an aggressive cancer, an inquest heard. "
Mother passes on cancer to unborn baby - Daily Telegraph 13th October 2009
"A mother has infected her unborn child with cancer in the first case of its kind ever proved by scientists "
Scientists prove cancer can be passed on in the womb - The Guardian 12th October 2009
"Scientists have established beyond doubt that in rare cases cancer can be transmitted in the womb, following the birth of a baby to a woman with leukaemia.
A team at the Institute of Cancer Research, a college of the University of London, working with colleagues in Japan, found that the cancer had defied accepted theories of biology. Leukaemia cells had crossed the placenta and spread from the 28-year-old mother to her unborn baby."
Mother can pass on cancer in womb - BBC Health News 12th October 2009
"Scientists have proved that it is possible for a mother's cancer cells to be passed to her unborn child.
There are very rare cases where a mother and child appear to share the same cancer, but in theory the child's immune system should block the cancer. "
Pregnant women with cancer can pass disease to unborn baby, study shows - The Times 13th October 2009
"A woman suffering from cancer during pregnancy can pass the disease on to her unborn child, scientists have shown in a study that solves a puzzle that has perplexed doctors for a century.
The rare occurrence of a mother and child appearing to share the same cancer — of which there have been about 30 known cases — is a result of a genetic mutation that allows the cancer to pass to the baby undetected. "
Expectant mother passes cancer on to unborn child - Daily Mail 12th October 2009
"British scientists have proved for the first time that pregnant women can transmit cancer to their unborn babies.
In an 'extremely rare' case that challenges conventional wisdom about human biology, a mother suffering from leukaemia passed the blood disease to her daughter."
Royal Liverpool Hospital drug trial leads to Leukaemia hope - Liverpool Daily Post 30th September 2009
"A DRUG trialled at a Liverpool hospital has given new hope to leukaemia patients suffering a relapse.
The Royal Liverpool Hospital took part in an international trial of the antibody drug MabThera, also known as rituximab."
Vaccine hope after animal leukaemia virus linked to prostate cancer - The Times 8th September 2009
A virus known to cause leukaemia in animals has been linked to human prostate cancer, suggesting that the disease may have a viral origin.
If correct, the finding may lead to more effective screening and vaccination to prevent men from developing the disease.
'Oscar's miraculous recovery' - BBC Health News 24th August 2009
Oscar Parry has had leukaemia twice, three bone marrow transplants and five brain haemorrhages.
His doctor says it is a "miracle" that the 10-year-old Essex boy is still alive and is back at school as well as fundraising for the hospital that saved him.
The hug of life: How a leukaemia sufferer was able to thank her bone marrow donor - Daily Mail 22nd August 2009
The photograph suggests they are the closest of friends and could even be sisters.
But, while blood unites them, they are not related. In fact, it is the first time that Sarah Thompson and Michelle Duncan have met. Last month, they celebrated their incredible bond, brought together by a new medical process and a large dose of sheer good luck.
Research links childhood leukaemia to parents’ genes - The Times 17th August 2009
Children with particular gene mutations are at increased risk of leukaemia, according to the first studies to show that genetic inheritance plays a role in the disease.
Research into the development of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, suggests that individuals who inherit specific genetic variants are almost twice as likely to develop the disease.
Child leukaemia 'genes' revealed - BBC Health News 16th August 2009
Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists.
The three variants each raise the risk by between 30% and 60%, said the Institute of Cancer Research team.
Dying man denied morphine, family claim - The Telegraph 4th July 2009
Thomas Milner was dying from leukaemia and all his family wanted was for his last moments to be relatively pain free.
Please save my life: Young mother's last plea for a bone marrow donor - Daily Mail 19th June 2009
Lying with loving arms around her two children, this young mother has precious weeks to live if she doesn’t receive a bone marrow transplant.
Karla Neckles, 21, who is suffering from leukaemia, has made a desperate plea for people of mixed race to come forward in her search for a rare match.
Chemical found in green tea 'could help to treat leukaemia' - The Telegraph 26th May 2009
An ingredient found in green tea could help to treat leukaemia, according to a new study.
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