A teenage girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa’s leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used “base editing”…
Ajao Estate Lions Club sensitises on childhood cancer, calls for support
The Ajao Estate Lions Club, District 404B1, has sensitised some parents in Lagos on childhood cancer and the need to protect children against the disease. Mrs Benedicta Ashibuogwu, the District Governor of Lions Club District 404B1, gave the advice during…
How landlocked Lesotho’s 1st and only oncology clinic addresses cancer crisis
According to the World Health Organization, Lesotho had a cervical cancer rate of 49.9 per every 100,000 women in 2021. An estimated 370 deaths related to cervical cancer were reported in 2019. It is the most common kind of cancer…
Chinese researchers hold out cancer hope with new hydrogel to kill tumours
Researchers at a Chinese university have developed a hydrogel that could improve patient outcomes from a minimally invasive cancer treatment using microwaves. Microwave ablation – which involves using a needle to transmit electromagnetic waves into a tumour to kill cancer…
Drug trial makes history as cancer disappears in every patient
A new drug has been found to have a 100 per cent success rate in treating cancer. Scientists believe they may have made a major breakthrough in the fight against colon cancer. A recent drug trial found that Dostarlimab, which…
The unexpected link between intermittent fasting and cancer
Intermittent fasting is a form of eating that involves abstaining from food for a certain number of hours. One common intermittent fasting schedule is fasting for 16 hours and eating within an eight-hour window. Some people choose to fast for…
Best News of 2021: Coffee is incredibly good for you
Maybe your New Year’s resolution should be an easy one: drink more coffee. The year 2021 will be remembered as the year where scientists proved beyond all doubt that drinking coffee regularly has undeniable health benefits. That’s important, because it…
Billionaire businessman, Captain Hosa Okunbo, dies in London
Billionaire businessman and politician Hosa Wells Okunbo fondly known as Captain Hosa, is dead. Media reports say he died this Sunday morning, August 8, 2021, in a London hospital after a long battle with cancer, aged 63. “Hosa, whose health…
Veteran Actor, Sadiq Daba, is dead
Veteran Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba, died last night. He was reportedly to have died of complications from cancer. His friend, Joe Odumakin, was said to have confirmed that “We have lost Sadiq. It’s so painful because I spoke to him…
Kelly Asbury: ‘Shrek 2’ director dead at 60
Kelly Asbury, who worked on some huge animated films, including directing the blockbuster “Shrek 2” … is dead after a long battle with cancer. Kelly died peacefully Friday in Encino, CA … according to his rep, and leaves behind an…