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BBC News
23-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Cornwall breast cancer survivor encourages clinical trial take-up
A mother of two, who was given the all-clear from an aggressive type of cancer following a clinical trial, says she is determined to change the story for other of Chantelle Ward's parents died of cancer. When she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2017, she thought "it was game over, I was not going to be around for long".Chantelle, 39, was offered a clinical trial at the Royal Cornwall Hospital two weeks after her diagnosis and was given the all-clear 18 months is now encouraging others to take part if offered a clinical trial, which she says are "saving so many lives", adding: "So many girls who were involved are still here to tell the story." "It's amazing. If you don't try these trials, you don't know," Chantelle, who lives in Pool, Cornwall, said. Ms Ward underwent a gruelling treatment plan involving chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy and immunotherapy."There were days when I was so poorly. I had a two-year-old at the time. It was really hard going, but the team pull you through."The trial is called KEYNOTE 522 - Pembrolizumab for Early Triple-Negative Breast lead of the study, Caroline Goddard, recruited the patients."The patients had eight cycles of chemotherapy and immunotherapy before surgery. After surgery, they had radiotherapy and another nine cycles of immunotherapy," she said. Oncology research doctor Madalina Chifu explained that immunotherapy exposes the cancer cells to the immune system and then your immune system tries to kill a result of research trials, the drug Pembrolizumab, known as Keytruda, has since been rolled out for use in normal Chifu said the results were amazing: "I deliver the research, I see the results. "I see people living their best life following their cancer diagnosis and it makes me feel like I am doing something really meaningful." Jemma Sleeman, 46, from Newquay in Cornwall is also in remission from an aggressive form of breast is currently taking part in a new clincial trial called TRAK-ER, for women with oestrogen receptor-positive [ER+], HER2-negative breast cancer who have completed their initial is a trial that is being run in 20 centres in the UK and is led by The Royal Marsden and The Institute for Cancer involves a smart blood test that can detect breast cancer returning early, before a recurrence can be seen on a CT scan. Ms Sleeman started the trial in 2024 and said it gave her a safety net. "Every time I had bloods, I would find out whether the cancer had returned at a DNA level. I would rather know before it's even happened than find out when it's too late and I have already got symptoms."The blood test has detected cancer DNA in her blood and she is being treated with the drug Palbociclib. She said she was lucky because she would never have known the cancer was returning if she had not been on the Chifu is hoping these new blood tests will be offered as routine across the NHS in the future, leading to early diagnosis.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Appeal after woman seriously injured in crash near Ponsanooth
A woman remains in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash in Cornwall, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said three other people involved in the two-vehicle collision, on the A393 between Lanner and Ponsanooth, also had minor were called to the collision which involved a silver Toyota and blue Hyundai on Saturday at about 14:00 BST."The driver of one of the vehicles, a woman from the Falmouth area was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske where she was treated for serious injuries and remains in hospital," police said. A road closure was in place for investigation work and was handed over to the highways at about 16:40, police added. Police are asking anyone with any relevant information or dash-cam footage to contact them.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman in hospital after being hit by car and bike
A woman has life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a motorbike and a car when she was walking on a main road at night, police say. The 30-year-old woman from Truro was walking on the old A30 between Three Burrows and Blackwater at about 23:15 BST on Friday. Devon and Cornwall Police said she was struck by a Yamaha motorbike and a Fiat Panda and was taken to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s from Hayle, sustained a chest injury and was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, they added. Police said officers had carried out a detailed investigation of the scene and had asked anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Devon and Cornwall Police
BBC News
02-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Woman in hospital after being hit by car and bike on A30
A woman has life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a motorbike and a car when she was walking on a main road at night, police 30-year-old woman from Truro was walking on the old A30 between Three Burrows and Blackwater at about 23:15 BST on and Cornwall Police said she was struck by a Yamaha motorbike and a Fiat Panda and was taken to Derriford Hospital, motorcyclist, a man in his 30s from Hayle, sustained a chest injury and was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, they added. Police said officers had carried out a detailed investigation of the scene and had asked anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Woman rescued from Scillonian ferry after medical episode
A woman has been flown to hospital after she suffered a medical episode on board a ferry between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. A coastguard helicopter was called in to rescue the woman from the Scillonian at about 10:35 BST and crews were lowered on to the woman was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, the coastguard said.A man who was travelling on board the boat said: "Luckily there was a doctor on board. I was pretty worried about the propellers hitting the mast."
