cancer

Robin Bailey marks her late husband Sean Pickwell’s birthday after he lost his cancer battle

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‘I miss you now more than ever’: Radio host Robin Bailey shares her heartbreak as she marks her late husband’s birthday after he tragically lost his cancer battle By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:08 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 05:08 GMT, 20 March 2021 Robin Bailey lost her second husband, Sean … Read more

AI designed to distinguish between types of pastries identifies cancer cells with 99% accuracy 

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Artificial intelligence designed to recognize different type of pastries could be a vital tool in the medical world. BakeryScan, developed by Japan-based Brain Co., scans baked good on a tray with a camera and uploads the official name of each to a system for easy checkout at a bakery – but scientists found it can … Read more

South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer 

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South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has cancer  His foundation announced the news Friday, a day after his 85th birthday  His heath is not in ‘immediate’ danger and he is undergoing treatment De Klerk released Mandela from jail and helped oversee … Read more

Hospital becomes the first in the world to use a ‘sponge on a string’ to detect oesophageal cancer

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A British hospital is the first in the world to use a ‘sponge on a string’ to detect oesophageal cancer in a Covid-safe way. It allows health workers to collect cell samples from the food pipe without the need for an endoscopy, biopsy or sedation. Endoscopies, which involve passing a thin tube containing a camera … Read more

Pub landlord battling cancer to cycle around Britain’s entire coastline – towing his bed behind him

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If your doctor broke the grim news that you had only one year of good health left, what would you do? Take the holiday of a lifetime, write your memoirs, plan a family celebration – or maybe all of those? When pub landlord Simon Aylett, 59, faced that question he had only one answer – … Read more

Top Gear’s Sabine Schmitz, 51, dies after three-year cancer battle

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Top Gear’s Sabine Schmitz, 51, dies after three-year cancer battle: Racing world mourns German champion who regularly competed against Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC show By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 08:35 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 17 March 2021 Top Gear‘s Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51 after a battle with … Read more

Cancer deaths will rise for the first time in decades because of Covid, charities warn

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Cancer deaths will rise for the first time in decades unless urgent action is taken to tackle the Covid backlog, the Government was warned today.   One Cancer Voice, a coalition of 47 cancer charities, argued more money and staff are desperately needed to address problems stemming from the pandemic. The charities — speaking collectively for … Read more

Hollywood producer Elliott Kastner’s daughter Milica, 49, goddaughter of Joan Collins dies of cancer

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Joan Collins’ film producer goddaughter has died after a battle with terminal cancer, seven years after losing her best friend Charlotte Brosnan to the disease.  Milica Kastner, 49, was the daughter of American film producer Elliott Kastner and British celebrity interior designer Tessa Kennedy, and counted Robbie Williams, Jemima Khan and model Saffron Aldridge among her … Read more

Are women over 70 dying from ovarian cancer… as a tragic result of ageism?

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Thousands of older women receive ‘shockingly inadequate’ ovarian cancer care when compared with younger women, meaning they are far less likely to survive the disease, experts have warned. The over-70s face an average delay of five months before being referred to specialists, according to data collected by Ovarian Cancer Action – twice as long as … Read more