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The White Sox embark on a six-game road trip against the Dodgers and Mariners starting Tuesday night, and they're going to need that good bullpen of theirs.You know, the good one they've featured in the last four-plus weeks, not the one that blew leads to the Marlins on consecutive days, sending the Sox (29-38) out of town on a down note but trailing the first-place Twins by only 4 ½ games in the sad-sacked AL Central.

A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.Julianne Cox, who worked at St Helena School, in Colchester, Essex, between 2014 and 2017, told colleagues her right retina had been surgically removed and that she was undergoing chemotherapy.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Police searching for the sister-in-law of actor Mackenzie Crook believe she may have crossed busy roads since she went missing.The British actor, who is known for roles in The Office, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Worzel Gummidge, said the family were obviously really worried.

A collection of Roald Dahl's books with unaltered text is to be published after a row over changes made to novels including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Witches.Dahl's publisher Puffin, the children's imprint of Penguin Random House, was criticised this week after the Telegraph reported that it had hired sensitivity readers to go over the beloved author's books and language deemed to be offensive would be removed from new editions.

Cancer waiting times across the NHS in England have got worse, according to new data.Figures from NHS England show 61.0% of cancer patients who had their first treatment in April after an urgent GP referral had waited less than two months for treatment to start.This is down from 63.5% in March.The target is 85%.

Cancer patients face worsening NHS delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to too few staff, radiology leaders have warned.A poll of all 60 directors of the UK's cancer centres by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) found 95 per cent felt staff shortages were leading to longer waiting times for appointments and delays in cancer treatment.

Cancer patients face worsening NHS delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to too few staff, radiology leaders have warned.A poll of all 60 directors of the UK's cancer centres by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) found 95% felt staff shortages were leading to longer waiting times for appointments and delays in cancer treatment.

A woman who lost her husband to a brain tumour has given birth to their second child through IVF just 16 months after he died.Jadsip Sumal had her daughter Amandeep on 9 April this year, more than a year after losing her husband Aman Sumal.Mr Sumal was diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour after suffering a seizure and headaches in August 2020.

Liam Hendriks is picking up right where he left off.Less than 10 days after announcing he was in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Chicago White Sox closer returned to the mound in an extended Spring Training game and dominated.The three-time All-Star struck out four batters in his first appearance on a mound this year.

A few months ago, I had to give a patient the worst news.It looks like your cancer has returned, I said.The man had religiously attended his chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions in the city's public health care system up until nine months before.Looking for a little more scheduling flexibility with his appointments, he took a step that seemed logical.

One moment that defined Liam Hendriks' improbable return from his cancer diagnosis to his highly-anticipated MLB return is his first meeting with Andrew Vaughn after announcing his diagnosis.According to an ESPN story done by Jeff Passan, Vaughn, whose sister-in-law was diagnosed with the same non-Hodgkins lymphoma as Hendriks, visited Hendriks and his wife, Kristi, at his house in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Grab your tickets, quickly.Liam Hendriks could return to the mound at "the beginning of next week or the end of next week," according to White Sox skipper Pedro Grifol.Hendriks will not pitch this week, according to Grifol.But Hendriks plans to fly in to meet with Grifol and the White Sox either Thursday or Friday about the next steps.

The magnitude of the moment wasn't lost on anyone as Liam Hendriks went through his warmup pitches Friday in Gwinnett, Ga.The closer, on the road to returning to the Chicago White Sox after battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, heard a PA announcement as he prepared for his first minor-league rehab appearance with Triple-A Charlotte.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect inning in his first minor-league rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday in Gwinnett, Ga.Hendriks has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.He announced on April 20 he was cancer-free after completing chemotherapy on April 5.
"First game out, it was nice being in the bullpen, getting that camaraderie going," Hendriks said in a videoconference call Friday night.

CHICAGO - Liam Hendriks is ready to rejoin the Chicago White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The White Sox posted a video on Twitter on Sunday welcoming Hendriks back to the team, and the eccentric closer confirmed his return in an Instagram post that read, "See you soon Southside," along with Monday's date.

CHICAGO (AP) - Wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering that read "STRUCKOUT CANCER," Liam Hendriks directed a few well-placed jabs toward a couple of his teammates.He joked about his reading habits and chuckled as he explained how he actually gained weight while fighting non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago.The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free.

Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to 3,200 on having a cataract removed and 15,075 on a new hip, amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists.Across the UK last year 272,000 people used their own funds to cover the cost of having an operation or diagnostic procedure at a private hospital.

In late 2008, toward the end of my pregnancy with Orli, I interviewed the actor Harvey Fierstein, then starring in Hairspray.As I made my way through the crowd backstage at the Neil Simon Theater, past cast members and stage managers, hangers-on and well-wishers, Mr. Fierstein caught a glimpse of my belly.

A teenager has given back to the hospital ward which cared for her as she battled leukaemia by providing patients with hundreds of toys.Thirteen-year-old Rhea Oke was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was six and spent long periods on Epsom Hospital's Casey Ward, often in isolation due to her illness.

Imagine this: you're unwell and think you need to visit A&E.You know that you could be waiting many hours before being seen by a doctor; possibly even overnight.But now imagine that you also have cancer and you're in pain, or that you're elderly and frail.A hospital stay might even be detrimental to your health: sitting for hours in an unfamiliar location, surrounded by other unwell patients.

Petro Khariv's desperate daughter is begging authorities to rehouse them together so she can care for her father who was given just months to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.But the council has recommended Petro make a homeless application to obtain sheltered accommodation just with his wife where he could also get health support with wraparound services.

A 79-year-old is to complete a marathon walk on his 80th birthday which he took on to fundraise for the two hospitals which looked after him during his cancer battle and he wouldn't be here now without.Arthur Edwards or as he is more commonly known, Bamps, which is Welsh for grandad has been clocking up 26 miles over the course of April and May by completing a marathon walk.

Young Lives vs Cancer said this was despite 90% of patients reporting that they experienced anxiety, with 70% suffering from depression during chemotherapy.Former cancer patients are calling for more awareness of the toll treatment can take on their mental health.Mental Health Awareness Week runs between 15 and 21 May.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with very few effective treatments.But messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccinesfamous for their ability to prevent COVIDare starting to show some promise against the lethal cancer.In a recent early-stage trial, half of pancreatic cancer patients who received a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine after surgery did not have a recurrence of the tumor a year and a half later.

Five years ago, a small group of cancer scientists meeting at a restaurant in a deconsecrated church hospital in Mainz, Germany, drew up an audacious plan: They would test their novel cancer vaccine against one of the most virulent forms of the disease, a cancer notorious for roaring back even in patients whose tumors had been removed.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect inning in his first minor-league rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday in Gwinnett, Ga.Hendriks has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.He announced on April 20 he was cancer-free after completing chemotherapy on April 5.
"First game out, it was nice being in the bullpen, getting that camaraderie going," Hendriks said in a videoconference call Friday night.

Medicinal cannabis helps relieve cancer pain and can cut down how many drugs people need, research suggests.A new study found that products with an equal balance of the active ingredients tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) seemed to be the most effective for pain.At the moment, only specialist hospital doctors can prescribe cannabis-based medicines on the NHS, and only for a few limited conditions such as rare and severe epilepsy, vomiting or nausea caused by chemotherapy and muscle stiffness caused by multiple sclerosis (MS).

Three men living with prostate cancer hope to hike three of the highest peaks in Yorkshire in nine hours to create lifelong memories even when they are no longer here and encourage people to live their best life.Kevin Webber, 58, Paul Dennington, 57, and Ian Tetsill, 52, are to hike a total of 24 miles and reach heights of 5,200ft walking up and down Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside for Prostate Cancer UK.

Ivan Miroshnichenko was selected 20th overall by the Washington Capitals in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft.On Tuesday, the 19-year-old Russian sniper finished his first season since the draft when his Omsk Hawks team fell just short of winning the Russian junior league (MHL) final.The 2022-23 campaign wasn't just Miroshnichenko's first post-draft but it was also his first year back since undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

A woman who felt helpless after seeing her family being devastated by deadly brain tumours has called for more research and funding.Claire Cordiner, 54, who lives in Edinburgh, lost her mother and her youngest sister to a glioblastoma a year apart, and now her 18-year-old nephew is receiving palliative care with the same tumour.

A blood test which can detect traces of cancer cells could spare thousands of patients unnecessary chemotherapy every year.A major bowel cancer trial is examining whether the test can show if surgery has removed all of the tumour.Doctors say half of patients with stage 3 bowel cancer are cured by surgery alone so by using chemotherapy they are over-treating many people.

Patients with incurable cervical cancer are to be offered a new treatment which could give them more time with their loved ones.Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug manufactured by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is the first new treatment in 14 years approved to treat advanced cervical cancer.It is expected that over the next three years around 400 patients will benefit from the treatment, also known as pembrolizumab.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity has launched its biggest-ever fundraising appeal to raise 300 million for a new world-leading cancer centre.The charity hopes to take the first strides towards the Build it.Beat it campaign's total when runners take part in the TCS London Marathon on April 23 with a goal to raise 3.5 million.

Work from over 130 artists is to be auctioned off as part of an exhibition run by The Brain Tumour Charity to raise funds and awareness for its cause and the importance of time when contending with the condition.The London exhibition, called Time', is to feature photographs, paintings, scans and sculptures from budding and professional artists across the globe, including Tel Aviv and New York, to shine a light on how brain tumours affect people.

Ashley Mellen thought she was doing everything right for her health - eating lots of fruits and vegetables, buying organic, opting for grass-fed beef and not using any toxic substances in her home.The stay-at-home mom of three says she felt so well that she had taken no pain medicine, antibiotics, over-the-counter or prescription drugs since her 20s.

Nausea, diarrhoea, joint pain, fatigue, hair loss the list of side-effects for most cancer drugs reads like symptoms of many illnesses in their own right.Before I had this disease, I would have considered making a GP appointment if I'd been suffering just some of the problems that I later came to just write off as simply the downside of being cured.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails More than half a million people on benefits including those recovering from surgery are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the Government's welfare reforms, a think tank has said.

Lisa Schencker | (TNS) Chicago Tribune When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to begin regularly performing double lung transplants on patients with terminal lung cancer, after successfully transplanting lungs into two patients who would have otherwise died of the disease, the health system announced Wednesday.

She didn't look quite like the player Stein Metzger remembered.The Haley Hallgren the UCLA beach volleyball coach thought he was getting out of the transfer portal was the one whose play on the No. 3 court helped USC win the 2021 national championship.The one who provided the first point in the championship dual that stopped UCLA from winning its third consecutive NCAA title.

It felt strange when Jose Mejia Sr. wasn't there the first day at practice, the longtime assistant coach's presence missed when running laps and hopping into drills and sharing some trademark wisdom.Afterward, St. Genevieve High boys' soccer coach Jose Mejia Jr. gathered his team with a heavy heart and told them the news - his father had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to begin regularly performing double lung transplants on patients with terminal lung cancer, after successfully transplanting lungs into two patients who would have otherwise died of the disease, the health system announced Wednesday.

In 1976, Art Lien, a recent graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art who was working as a housepainter in Baltimore, learned that a local TV news station was looking to hire a courtroom sketch artist.After impressing the brass at WJZ Channel 13, he headed to the courthouse to cover the racketeering trial of former Maryland governor Marvin Mandel.

It's different here.It's the Chicago Cubs' slogan, but lately it seems like it applies to baseball in Chicago in general.In January, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks revealed he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and he began treatment.And the crosstown rivalry has been put to the side as Cubs rally around Hendriks and offer their support.

GLENDALE, Ariz.- White Sox reliever Reynaldo Lopez was at church last month when he heard the news about Liam Hendriks.It felt like the right place to be for Lopez, who said a prayer for his bullpen mate after learning he'd been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma."It's a scary thing," Lopez said.

Researchers at MIT completed first trial of drug-releasing microchip in human patients Pacemaker-sized microchip devices were implanted in seven 60-something women Osteoporosis drug were delivered as effectively as once-a-day shots It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie: A patient visits a doctor's office and, after a brief surgical procedure, walks away with a microchip under her skin that delivers medication in precisely timed and measured doses.

The title is no accident.When a trapdoor opened in Robert Douglas-Fairhurst's life the abrupt diagnosis, in his 40s, of multiple sclerosis he couldn't help thinking of Gregor in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, a young man who's changed into a giant beetle, imprisoned in bed, legs waving feebly in the air.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Office star Mackenzie Crook has appealed to the public for help in finding his sister-in-law, who has gone missing in West Sussex.The British actor, who is also known for roles in Pirates Of The Caribbean and Worzel Gummidge, said the family were obviously really worried.

On Saturday, the Carter Center announced that former US President Jimmy Carter will be receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention, according to the statement.

A study published February 9 declared a third person free of HIV after receiving a specific type of bone marrow, or stem cell, transplant.The 53-year-old man, who researchers are calling the "Dusseldorf" patient, received the treatment in 2013 and has been monitored since.Like the two others known as the "Berlin" and "London" patients, respectively the man was positive for Type 1 HIV (HIV-1) and received a specific type of stem cell transplant to help treat a cancer diagnosis.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A new drug that potentially works against all main types of primary bone cancer in children has been described by the scientists who developed it as the most important drug discovery in the field for nearly half a century.

A nurse manager who has been given just months to live says bungling medics dismissed her cancer symptoms as side-effects of having the Covid jab.Katie Pritchard, 37, is having to crowdfund 200,000 for private treatment after she was twice misdiagnosed before finding out she had cervical cancer.The mother-of-two went to her GP after finding a lump but was told there was nothing to worry about and her symptoms may have been down to the Pfizer vaccine.

The son of a missing 62-year-old woman from West Sussex has said her disappearance has been a nightmare that the family are waiting to wake up from.Laurel Aldridge, whose bother-in-law is The Office star Mackenzie Crook, was last seen leaving her home in Walberton on 14 February.Police have described the missing mother - who is currently receiving chemotherapy - as very vulnerable.

A young mother is urging women to go for their smear test when called after an analysis found less than two-thirds of women in the capital were up to date with their screening.Gemma Patten, 37, from Barnet in north London, had surgery to remove part of her cervix and vagina, as well as chemotherapy, after being diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016.

A cancer patient says she was left in floods of tears after being slapped with a parking fine while receiving treatment.Mandy Williams, 45, had travelled 33 miles for a round of chemotherapy at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital on Friday.The mother-of-two, who has breast cancer, arrived at the hospital at around 9am for her treatment after dropping her daughter off at school.