A groundbreaking trial has discovered that two drugs typically used to strengthen immune systems can also help in the fight against bowel cancer when combined. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University found that mixing botensilimab and balstilimab could help tackle the most common type of bowel cancer. Their trial brings “new hope” for those battling the … Read more
32 patients received the immunotherapy drug before having surgery (Image: Getty) A blockbuster drug could triple survival chances for some bowel cancer patients by “melting away” their tumours, research suggests. The immunotherapy treatment, pembrolizumab, boosts the immune system’s ability to recognise and attack cancer cells. A study found that 59 percent of patients treated saw … Read more
Having been diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer almost a year ago the main emotion I feel is guilt. If I had paid more attention to possible symptoms of the disease my family and friends wouldn’t have to be preparing for the fact that only 11 percent of people in my position survive longer than five … Read more
