FIVE revolutionary cancer therapies that will change the lives of NHS patients from this year, from a daily tablet to a new 'smart bomb' By Ethan Ennals Published: 12:02, 9 June 2024 | Updated: 12:02, 9 June 2024 e-mail View comments A daily pill to tackle the deadliest lung tumours, 'smart bomb' drugs that stop blood cancer in its tracks and a jab so potent it could significantly slash the global death toll from skin cancer. These were just some of the breakthroughs reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago last week. Thousands of the world's top cancer clinicians gathered to hear how science is gaining ground in the battle against a disease which still kills about 167,000 people each year in the UK.
And it's no exaggeration to say that some of the advances unveiled are potentially among the most significant we have ever seen. As one of the reporters covering the event, I heard gasps from audience members as researchers unveiled findings that promise to slash deaths from forms of the disease that were, until fairly recently, considered a death sentence. Among the new therapies is a 'smart-bomb' drug which seeks and destroys cancer cells can extend the lives of patients with incurable blood cancer It's fair to say some results were beyond everyone's expectations, including those doing the studies.
Better still, many of the findings apply to drugs and treatments that could be making a difference to cancer patients' lives in a.
