by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 9, 2019 | Post Treatment
Where has their campaigning spirit gone? According to official statistics, Britain’s cancer survival rate has plummeted in the past decade from 13th in Europe to 25th (WHO, NAO, Cancer Research UK, etc) Deloitte reports “adults with cancer continue to...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 4, 2019 | NHS
Laugh – otherwise you’ll cry The saying “NHS is the envy of the world” must come in the same category as Saatchi and Saatchi’s “world’s favourite airline” slogan for BA . It was dreamt up as a copy-writer’s...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 1, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Fruit Choices for those with Cancer During treatment for cancer, and recovering afterwards, food choices are very important. Cancer treatments cause side effects, and sometimes these can be affected by what we eat. However, in my layman’s opinion I don’t...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 27, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Sugar adds calories – whatever it is called Sugar is regarded as a villain; sometimes thought of as a possible cause of certain cancers and other ills, and manufacturers often disguise sugar to make it more acceptable. Livestrong, the US Cancer charity, warns...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 22, 2019 | Post Treatment
Possible signs and symptoms of cancer Often Doctors don’t tell us, but reading the press and talking to fellow patients, we begin to realise that, rather than giving us immunity, having had cancer we have a chance of getting another dose. For six months I asked...
