Former Newcastle Knights and Catalans Dragons halfback Scott Dureau has died at 39 after a decade-long battle with brain cancer. Tributes honor his resilience and impact on rugby league.
Leading Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, director at Tongji University, has died aged 58 after an undisclosed illness. His work on cell aging and tumor formation, including discovering pathways to reverse drug resistance, significantly contributed to new cancer treatments and cell therapies.
Japanese DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu, diagnosed with a brain tumor a decade ago, has transformed his life to focus on DJing. Now in remission, he uses his platform to spread hope and advocate for peace through his eclectic musical sets, influencing a new generation of artists.
Antiques Roadshow expert Theo Burrell has died at the age of 39, four years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Burrell, a ceramics and glass specialist, became a vocal advocate for cancer research and awareness after her diagnosis.
Nicola McKay, 53, is among 150 women suing Pfizer over the Depo-Provera birth control injection, which she used for over 20 years. She developed three brain tumors, and other women report similar diagnoses after long-term use.
China initiates production of AI-assisted personalized tumor vaccines, potentially treating millions of new cancer patients annually, leveraging AI for rapid tumor DNA analysis.
An immunotherapy drug, durvalumab, combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, has shown promise in treating bladder cancer, potentially sparing patients radical surgery and preventing tumor recurrence. Results presented at a major cancer conference indicated an 85% success rate in a trial.
An experimental drug, GRWD5769, has shown promise in early trials by shrinking tumors by at least 30% in six common cancer types. The drug works by preventing cancer cells from hiding from the immune system, making immunotherapy treatments more effective.
A top Chinese university has taken disciplinary action against its leading cancer researcher after finding academic misconduct in a 2025 Nature study. The study, which claimed that starving cancer cells of valine – a building block of proteins found in food – could trigger DNA damage and slow tumour growth, contained problematic data in 14 of its 15 figures, Shanghai-based Tongji University said in an official statement on Wednesday. The team, led by Wang Ping, dean of the School of Life...
Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is being treated.Kirsty Waugh, who turns 12 on Monday, has already persuaded more than 10,000 Kirstys, Kirsties, Kersties and assorted other variants to plot their locations on a map that shows Kirstys can be found everywhere from Colombia to Malaysia, and even at the Rothera research station in Antarctica. Continue reading...
A six-year-old Chinese boy, Xiaoliang, was found to have a teratoma in his throat after his mother took him for examination due to heavy snoring and difficulty eating. Doctors at Fudan University Children's Hospital in Shanghai discovered the egg-sized tumour contained fat and cartilage. While some media initially likened it to an "undeveloped twin brother," obstetrics and gynaecology experts refuted this, stating teratomas grow from the patient's own cells, not absorbed siblings.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the removal of a malignant prostate tumor discovered during routine monitoring, stating he is in excellent physical condition. The tumor, less than a centimetre in size, was found during follow-up after surgery for an enlarged benign prostate approximately 18 months ago. Netanyahu requested delaying publication to avoid the height of US-Israel operations against Iran, citing concerns Tehran would spread propaganda.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed he had an early-stage malignant tumor removed during routine monitoring following prostate surgery 1.5 years ago. The tumor, less than a centimeter, was discovered in what he called a minor medical issue now completely treated. He requested delay in publishing his health record to avoid releasing it during peak US-Israel conflict with Iran, preventing Tehran from spreading propaganda.
Alan Johnstone, 41, from Dumfries, is undertaking an Ironman triathlon in Austria in June 2027 to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of his wife Anneka, who died from an aggressive glioblastoma in November 2019, six months after diagnosis. The former RAF engineer, who has never had a swimming lesson, must complete a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. He has already raised over £100,000 for research into the disease that killed his wife, their daughter Sienna was 13 months old when her mother died.
GSK has announced promising early-stage trial results for its cancer treatment Mo-Rez, which showed high efficacy in shrinking tumors for ovarian and endometrial cancer patients. The company plans to move directly to late-stage clinical trials.
