Cancer

Johnson & Johnson beats lawsuit alleging that talc caused 3 women’s cancer

Johnson & Johnson stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the United States in 2020, switching to a cornstarch product.

GLP-1 drugs may have a beneficial effect across many types of cancer

FILE PHOTO: A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

‘It’s still working’: More are living with cancer as era of targeted drugs takes hold

Menta “Steve” Wallace and his wife, Jo Linda, at their home in Texas. Menta is taking the experimental pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib.

Covid-19 pandemic left 55,000 cancer cases undiagnosed across 7 nations, study finds

An estimated 16 per cent of expected cancer diagnoses across Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Britain were missing between April and December 2020.

Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer

Kevin Keegan's family and former club Newcastle United announced in January he had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment.

J&J drug Erleada reduces risk of prostate cancer spread, death

Prostrate cancer patients who were on Erleada and hormone-blocking therapy went more than six years before requiring subsequent treatment.

Lung cancer patients on drug from China’s Akeso lived longer

The new study by Chinese firm Akeso targeted squamous non-small cell lung cancer, a condition often linked with smoking.

Experimental pancreatic cancer pill doubles survival chances, boosts quality of life

Revolution Medicine’s daraxonrasib drug reduced the time from diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to a patient’s death to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for those on standard chemotherapy.

Now Stirring

Are the black bits in Hokkien mee safe to eat? Hawkers and experts weigh in

Mr Kelvin Teo, owner of The Neighbourwok which sells Hokkien mee.

Commentary

Preparing for a time when living to age 120 is commonplace

As societies continue to age, the writer says it is time to start thinking about the hard choices they may need to make.

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