cancer patients

Cancer patients are individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer, a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. They require medical treatment, care, and support to manage their illness.

Why it’s in the news: Cancer patients are in the news due to stories about their care, the charities and medical professionals supporting them, and their personal journeys.

Latest on cancer patients

• Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: youth-led charity supports young cancer patients
• Caring for her dying father at 17 shaped how this veteran nurse cares for breast cancer patients today
• ‘Ensuring dignified life’: how an app keeps advanced cancer patients out of hospital
• Hope Foundation supports 3,440 children, expands aid to adult cancer patients
• He battled high-risk leukaemia at age 7. Now he's a doctor helping to treat cancer patients
• STAT+: Are cancer patients getting too much drug?
• The overcrowding reflects ongoing challenges in accessing specialized medical care in the country.
• The hospital's radiotherapy machines operate at full capacity, causing wait times of four to six weeks for treatment.
• Hundreds queue from dawn in overloaded Ho Chi Minh City cancer hospital
• How Stage 4 lung cancer changed this former nightlife boss: From 5 litres of beer a night to Everest Base Camp

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