Cancer whisperers
A PIONEERING cancer treatment that could stop the disease killing people will be developed at a new £75million British research centre.
Instead of blitzing cancerous cells, the new drugs will put tumours to sleep – meaning patients will be able to live with the disease in a similar way to HIV.
It is a radical change from the traditional focus on chemo and radiotherapy, which try to eradicate tumours, often leading to their mutating and returning stronger in a “survival of the nastiest”.
Most cancer deaths are caused by tumours’ ability to mutate and evolve resistance to drugs.
But the new therapy will predict how the disease is likely to mutate, and deliberately trigger mutations that could make tumours lie dormant for decades.
The new Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery in Sutton, South London, is due to open next year, with drugs expected to begin trial in three years and be available on the NHS within a decade.
Scientists at the Institute for Cancer Research charity, which is funding the centre, say cancer patients will live long enough that they eventually die of
Gwyneth celebrates Mother’s Day with Apple and Moses
GWYNETH Paltrow’s daughter is the Apple of her eye, as the actress posts a “happy 15th birthday” message along with a cute picture of her girl with a rose in her mouth.
The actress, 46, wrote: “Happy 15th birthday, my angel. You are sooooo gorgeous inside and out... I am the proudest mama ever.”
But the founder of lifestyle website Goop also had loving words for son Moses.
She took to Instagram on Mother’s Day in the US to send her love to Apple and Moses, 13, her kids with ex Chris Martin, 42.
Gwyneth said: “Thank you to my two beauties for the best morning, and for my entire life. I love you both so much. I love all you mamas out there! Happy Mother’s Day.” BATTLE Drugs will control cell mutation