The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with cancer has reached a record high, with one person diagnosed every 80 seconds, a report reveals. Cancer Research UK found that more than 403,000 people were being diagnosed with the disease each year, largely due to a growing and ageing population, as people are more…
Colorectal cancer is among the most common cancers in Western countries and remains a major cause of cancer-related deaths. While factors like age, diet, and lifestyle are known to influence risk, the exact triggers behind the disease are still not fully understood. In recent years, scientists have increasingly focused on the gut microbiome, the vast…
Two treatments being tested in clinical trials are raising hopes for patients with pancreatic cancer, which has long been one of the most dire diagnoses in oncology. Researchers presented the promising data this week at a cancer conference in San Diego. The data was collected from a small number of patients and has not yet…
Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda has risen in price to $210,000 for one year’s treatment under President Donald Trump — a 6% increase since last year, a new Senate report found. The pharmaceutical giant is among more than a dozen companies that signed confidential deals with the Trump administration to lower the prices…
Just days before Christmas 2025, leaders of nine pharmaceutical companies clustered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, where Teddy Roosevelt’s 1906 Nobel Peace Prize once hung. Photographers flocked for pictures as the executives, three women and six men, stood awkwardly, tapping their feet and drumming their fingers while waiting for President Donald Trump….
After Bhinnata Piya’s mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2020, Piya was determined to be a supportive caregiver. Her father had died of the same type of cancer only three years earlier, and the loss devastated the tight-knit Nepalese family. “When our dad died, I was just crying so much. We didn’t do enough,”…
In the mountain town of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, on the second floor of Ada Violeta Chuc’s home, a room with faded cream-colored walls holds an altar to honor her family’s ancestors. A wooden cross stands in the center of a table covered by a tablecloth printed with red poinsettias. A dozen figurines of Indigenous and Christian…
Shorouk Express Disclaimer POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT This is sponsored content from AstraZeneca. The advertisement is linked to public policy debates on the future of cancer care in the EU. More information here. Europe has made huge strides in the fight against cancer.[1] Survival rates have climbed, detection has improved and the continent has become home to…
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Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email King Charles is set to share a personal cancer update tonight in a video message during Stand Up To Cancer programmes on Channel…
