This is Bbc News, the headlines is this filming . Catherine, the princes of wales announces shes completed chemotherapy , at the personal video message. As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to go head to head in tuesdays debate many polls suggest theyre neck and neck. And lost and found. We hear from a family in texas whose cat returned home after a 2,000 mile adventure. The princess of wales has spoken of her relief at completing her course of preventative chemotherapy, in a video released by Kensington Palace in the last few hours. Catherine revealed in march that was she was receiving cancer treatement. Kensington palace has indicated it isnt possible at this stage to say whether the princess is free of the disease but says she will return to light duties. In the video, she said the year had been incredibly tough, and described her experience of the cancer as complex, scary and unpredictable. Lets speak to Dame Laura Lee Chief Executive of the cancer care charity, maggies. Than
A recent study conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) reveals that the cost of cancer treatment during outpatient visits is much higher than during hospitalization. The study surveyed 9,787 patients across seven cancer centers in India and found that diagnostics accounted for 36.4% of total expenditure, with medicines making up an additional 28%.
Dr V Shanta, Doyen of Cancer Care, Passes Away in Chennai at 94
Chairwoman of Cancer Institute, senior oncologist, and doyen of cancer care in India Dr. V Shanta, 94, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday.
Following a complaint of discomfort, Dr. Shanta was rushed to Apollo hospital where an attempt to remove a block in her blood vessel failed and she took her last breath at around 3:55 am. Her body was placed at the Cancer Institute’s old building where she had joined as a resident medical officer 65 years ago.
“We placed her body in the same hall where we had placed the body of our former chief Dr. S Krishnamurthi. He inspired her in many ways,” the institute’s senior epidemiologist Dr. R Swaminathan told
How it works
The drug attacks a component of the cell known as mitochondria. Mitochondria are the sites for generating energy in cells.
Think of mitochondria as the powerhouse of a cell. Without them, cells lack energy and cellular building blocks necessary for normal tissue and organ function. The new compound prevents the genetic information within mitochondria from being read hence technically starving cancer cells.
It has previously been difficult to target mitochondria for cancer treatment due to their key role in normal tissue function and the toxicity of drugs that target mitochondrial functions. “We managed to establish a potential cancer drug that targets mitochondrial function without severe side effects and without harming healthy cells,” says Nina Bonekamp, one of the lead authors of the study.