Laura Donnelly

London

Health Editor at The Telegraph

Health Editor of The Telegraph. Opinions my own. Mainly. Contact [email protected]

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Articles

Influencers 'putting cancer patients' lives at risk with fake cures'

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Donnelly

Cancer patients are dying after following fake cures peddled online, according to the world's top doctors. AI and online influencers have persuaded cancer patients to reject conventional medicine in favour of intermittent fasting, essential oils, oxygen treatments and the Mediterranean diet, doctors said.
Exercise ‘better than drugs to stop colon cancer coming back’, landmark global study finds

4 days ago | independent.ie | Laura Donnelly

A brisk walk several times a week could also cut the risk of death by a third, the global study found. Oncologists are calling for rollouts of personal trainers and health coaches to extend thousands of lives, after the research found that just telling people to exercise more did not work. The findings were unveiled at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, the world’s largest cancer conference.
Exercise ‘better than drugs’ at stopping cancer return

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Laura Donnelly

Exercise is “better than a drug” at cutting the chance of cancer returning, a landmark study has revealed. A brisk walk several times a week could also cut the risk of death by a third, the global study found. Oncologists are calling for rollouts of personal trainers and health coaches to extend thousands of lives, after the research found that just telling people to exercise more did not work.
Brisk walking 'cuts cancer deaths by a third'

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Donnelly

Exercise is "better than a drug" at cutting the chance of cancer returning, a landmark study has revealed. A brisk walk several times a week could also cut the risk of death by a third, the global study found. Oncologists are calling for rollouts of personal trainers and health coaches to extend thousands of lives, after the research found that just telling people to exercise more did not work.
Cancer patients live 40pc longer after experimental treatment

5 days ago | msn.com | Laura Donnelly

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Cancer patients live 40pc longer after experimental treatment

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Donnelly

Cancer patients given experimental treatment that programmes the body to attack rogue cells live 40 per cent longer, major research shows. Chimeric antigen receptor is a form of immunotherapy where a patient's own T-cells - a type of white blood cell - are altered in a lab to target and kill cancer cells. The engineered cells are then reintroduced into the patient's bloodstream. CAR T-cell therapy works by genetically engineering a patient's T-cells to recognise and destroy cancer cells.
Breakthrough breast cancer treatment could help 1,000 women a year

6 days ago | msn.com | Laura Donnelly

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Breakthrough breast cancer treatment could help 1,000 women a year

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Laura Donnelly

A new triple-drug treatment for aggressive advanced breast cancer can cut deaths by a third, a major trial has found. The international research used liquid biopsies – described as the “golden key” to unlocking precision medicines – that identified suitable patients. All were suffering from one of the most common forms of breast cancer, which accounts for seven in 10 cases, and had a common mutation which makes it more deadly and aggressive.
Breakthrough breast cancer treatment could help 1,000 women a year

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Donnelly

Around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, and 11,500 will die from the disease. The study involved women with one of the most common types of disease, who had a mutation which is more aggressive and deadly. Experts said around 1,000 women a year could be helped by the drug combination.
Give prostate cancer patients drug that halves risk of death, NHS told

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Laura Donnelly

Men with aggressive prostate cancer should be given a drug that halves their risk of death, experts have urged the NHS. British scientists have used AI to identify which men could most benefit from a treatment which is currently denied by the NHS in England. Researchers found that one in four men with high-risk prostate cancer, which has not yet spread, could see their risk of death halved if they were given the hormone treatment abiraterone.