Paper talk: new drug for skin cancer; swine flu linked to narcolepsy; new molecule for breast cancer
The first new treatment for advanced skin cancer since the 1970s has been granted licensing approval by the European Medicine Agency, the Telegraph reports. However, The drug, ipilimumab, is still under review by Nice so is not widely available on the NHS. Following reports earlier this year that the swine flu vaccine could lead to narcolepsy, the Telegraph writes that the virus itself could trigger the rare sleeping disorder. The Independent writes that a naturally occuring molecule in bacteria can block the development of breast cancer. NHS waiting times are soaring, the Guardian writes, with doctors blaming hospital budget cuts, saying the NHS is "going backwards under the Tories". The Telegraph reports that Edzard Enrst, a professor of complementary medicine, is on a crusade to stop the NHS wasting money on unproven remedies. The Guardian reports that the NHS is to issue new advice after a kidney transplant patient received organs from a donor with cancer. Women gain weight after marriage, the Telegraph reports, while men pile on the pounds after a divorce. The Telegraph's James LeFanu looks at how the outlook for prostate cancer sufferers is getting better.