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CancerWorld #117 (July 2026)
We often describe progress in oncology through the language of innovation. New drugs. New technologies. New discoveries. Yet scientific breakthroughs rarely change cancer care on their own. They require people willing to pursue difficult ideas, build institutions, challenge accepted thinking,…
From Imatinib to CAR-T: 20 Years of Leukaemia Progress
Advances in leukaemia treatment have accelerated from first-generation chemotherapy to precision targets and cellular immunotherapy. In this article, we summarise a paper by Robert Peter Gale, published in the OncoDaily Medical Journal, tracing that evolution across ALL, AML, CLL, and…
Begging for imatinib: why do so many patients still lack access to this lifesaver?
Following doctor’s orders doesn’t usually mean making a two-hour round trip to visit your hospital twice a week to beg for any spare medication on the off-chance that someone has had to change to a different drug, or was able…