This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Tecentriq or Atezolizumab which is used for treating non-small lung carcinoma (NSCLC), urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer), and bre ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Avelumab (trade name: Bavencio) used to treat bladder cancer if the given platinum medicine did not work; patients with metastat ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Bacillus Calmette and Guérin (BCG), used for treating bladder cancer. It contains attenuated mycobacteria which also allows it ...

The CANCERactive Medical Board is comprised of Professors of Oncology and Medical Doctors who specialise in Oncology, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Chris Heath; and the aim is to bring reader ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Cemiplimab, or Libtayo which has a common trade name of Libtayo and is used to treat cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), a type of s ...

Chris Woollams M.A. (Oxon) is Editor of the CANCERactive Website and icon magazine which is the UK’s only integrative cancer magazine going to patients in Hospitals.   Chris studi ...

Professor Dr. Dana Flavin MS is educated in Psychology, Pharmacology, Nutrient Biochemistry and Medicine Dr. Flavin is President of CollMed, a Research Foundation for Medicine in USA, teachin ...

Dr. Andrew Tresidder MBBS Cert Med Ed MRCGP a Somerset GP since 1989, now works on Patient Safety and on the Health of Health Professionals.   He teaches widely and has produced Health ...

This interview is with Dr Mike Brada, for CANCERactive and was originally published in February 2004 icon A hundred years ago Marie and Pierre Curie were jointly awarded the Nobel Priz ...

Professor Dr. Philippa Darbre is Professor Emeritus (oncology) and a senior Lecturer in oncology in the School of Biological Sciences at Reading University.   Dr. Darbre’s specia ...

Dr. Sherrill Sellman has helped women the world over as they try to prevent and fight breast cancer and other women's illnesses by providing a clear understanding of the key risks ; Selman is ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Durvalumab also known by its trade name Imfinzi; it is used in treating urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer) and stage III non-small ...

This is the story of how Ginny Fraser beat cancer using the Gerson Therapy - a Living proof - her cancer story about overcoming melanoma: Melanoma - The Facts Read Ginny’s update ...

David is a registered Medical Herbalist with 30 years of practice experience. His clinic uses BIO-RESONANCE TESTING and Russian GDV ANALYSIS for assessing diet and body functions. The latest addit ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Ibrutinib or Imbruvica also known by its trade name Imbruvica. It was approved by the FDA in 2013 for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (M ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Imiquimod also known by its trade names Zyclara and Aldara. It is used for non-hypertrophic actinic keratoses on the face or scalp, primar ...

Is breast cancer programmed by childhood diet? Several studies covered in Cancer Watch over recent years have suggested that weight, growth rates and early onset of puberty in girls may be link ...

    Janey Lee Grace is a co-presenter of Steve Wright in the Afternoon on Radio 2. She is passionate about health and well being and is the author of a series of ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Kadcyla (trade name: ad-trastuzumab emtansine, also called T-DM1), which was first approved by the FDA in 2013 for tre ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Lenalidomide also known by its trade name Revlimid; it is used to treat multiple myeloma (MM), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and mantle c ...

Fiona Shakeela Burns beat cancer. Twice. Leukaemia as a child. Then metastasised ovarian cancer (with a cervical tumour and brain metastases thrown in). She has twice defied the odds by ov ...

  Madeleine Kingsley (MA Cantab) is a journalist and Relate counsellor. She has a special interest in advocacy for those who are young, vulnerable and troubled, but also t ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Opdivo or Nivolumab approved by the FDA in 2014 to treat many diseases including Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), metastatic melanoma, ...

This patient-friendly article is about the cancer drug Osimertinib, also known by its trade name Tagrisso, used in treating locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation-positive non ...

This patient-friendly article is about anti-cancer drug, Palbociclib (trade name Ibrance) approved by the FDA in 2015 for the use of treating metastatic breast cancer; pro ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Pembrolizumab trade name Keytruda, which is used to treat melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck ...

Professor Edward Leen is Professor of Radiology at Imperial College London and Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Hammersmith, Charing Cross, St. Mary’s and the Princess Grace Hospital ...

This interview for CANCERactive is with Professor Karol Sikora (Originally published in Issue 2 2006 icon). Trailblazing Oncologist By Madeleine Kingsley Photography by Paul Chave Co ...

An exclusive interview with Professor Mark Emberton of UCL   "Treating Prostate Cancer with HIFU"  High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound is a real alternative to traditional pr ...

This interview is with Professor Mel Greaves, for CANCERactive and was originally published in  July-August 2004 icon Childhood Cancer Specialist - An Optimist Searching For Solutions ...

This interview is with Professor Mike Richards for CANCERactive and was originally published in Issue 3, 2006 of the magazine icon. Failure Is Not An Option By Madeleine Kingsley ...

Professor Robert Thomas MbChB MD FRCR is a consultant in oncology at Addenbrook’s and also at Bedford Hospital. Robert Thomas has many jobs and titles, such as Consultant Oncologist at t ...

  Professor Trevor Powles, CBE, Former head of Breast Cancer at The Royal Marsden; now at Parkside Oncology Centre, Wimbledon with breast cancer still as his clinical inte ...

This patient-friendly article is about chemotherapy drug, Talimogene laherparepvec (T-Vec) trade name Imlygic; it is used to treat melanoma in the skin and lymph nodes. T-vec was approved by th ...

Dr. Julian Kenyon specialises in Integrative Medicine and runs the private Dove Clinic in Winchester, Hampshire (and also in Harley Street, London). He is involved with the majority of c ...

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