Health & Well-being by editor April 4, 2021 written by editor April 4, 2021 614 A new breast cancer treatment will cut the amount of time some patients have to spend in hospital from two and a half hours to five minutes. The treatment, called Phesgo, is being rolled out across England by the NHS and will be offered to breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It will be available to people with HER2-positive breast cancer, which accounts for 15% of all such cancers. NHS England said the injection significantly cuts the Covid-19 infection risk for cancer patients by reducing the amount of time they have to spend in hospital. Delyth Morgan, the chief executive of the charity Breast Cancer Now, said the approval of Phesgo on the NHS was “fantastic news” for thousands of women who would benefit from a “quicker and kinder” treatment method. She said: “Reducing the time patients need to spend in hospital, this more efficient treatment method also promises to free up precious time for healthcare professionals when the NHS is already under unprecedented strain due to Covid-19.” Life-extending drug for incurable breast cancer approved for NHS use Read more More than 3,600 new patients a year will benefit from the treatment, NHS England said. Advertisement Phesgo is a fixed-dose combination of the drugs pertuzumab and trastuzumab, both of which previously would have been given as separate intravenous infusions. It is used to treat all stages of HER2-positive breast cancer in combination with chemotherapy. The treatment takes as little as five minutes to prepare and administer, compared with two infusions that can take up to two and a half hours, NHS England said. Paula Lamb, 51, from Newton-le-Willows in St Helens, was one of the first patients to receive the treatment, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. She said: “It feels absolutely amazing to be one of the first people to receive this treatment through the NHS and it really could not have come at a better time as lockdown lifts and I can stop shielding.” Lamb added: “I’m currently on a combination of medications which take about an hour and a half to two hours to administer all together, and I have to go into hospital to have them every three weeks. Having a five-minute treatment means I’ll have more time to get out on walks, for my gardening, knitting and to help my daughter practise her cricket skills. It’s a real life-changer.” editor England 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterWhatsappEmail editor previous post Distant Stars Spiraling Towards a Collision Help Unravel the Mysterious Forces That Bind Sub-Atomic Particles next post Resident doctors paid all over the world — NMA You may also like The African Union Commission Commemorates the 2024 World... March 21, 2024 Still On Health Insurance Coverage March 18, 2024 Nigeria receives 1m doses of new meningitis vaccine... March 7, 2024 Covid-19 patients no longer mandated to isolate for... March 4, 2024 Ministry of Health to roll out nationwide HPV... February 29, 2024 Japan firms Kao, Earth tie up to sell... February 29, 2024 Nutritionist Warns On Excessive Palm Oil Consumption February 26, 2024 Foundation Targets Benue Youths For Condom Education February 12, 2024 Hong Kong Poachers are leaving more illegal trap... February 12, 2024 Researchers endorse local herb for cancer treatment February 8, 2024 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ