Latest Chemotherapy News

Kate's soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story

Sep. 10, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that she had completed chemotherapy treatment in a soft-focus, Insta-ready video, she ventured into realms not previously inhabited by Britain’s royal...

Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors

Sep. 10, 2024 10:57 AM EDT

Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into coverage limits. Doctors say restrictions on the number of tablets patients receive can hurt care. Pharmacy benefit managers say their limits guard...

A timeline of recent British royal events

Sep. 09, 2024 21:31 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties. It comes after a difficult few months for the royals in which both 42-year-old Kate and King Charles III were treated for...

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Sep. 09, 2024 21:15 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and King Charles III. The 42-year-old wife of...

Read the transcript of Kate's video announcement about her cancer treatment

Sep. 09, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March that she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer that was detected after abdominal surgery earlier in the year and would...

Kate, Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will return to a light program of public engagements.

Sep. 09, 2024 11:38 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will return to a light program of public engagements.

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

Aug. 12, 2024 15:27 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid. Today, CEO Albert Bourla is trying to turn the page from that success story, which has turned into more of...

Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour

Jul. 02, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes treatment. Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth and...

Crisis in the UK’s NHS shows why Conservatives are struggling after 14 years in power

Jun. 28, 2024 09:56 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is doing everything he can to make sure the Labour Party wins this one. Dismayed by delays in his diagnosis by the National...