by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 6, 2018 | Diary Archive
I sometimes think survivors are mad! We readily help out with volunteer work and contribute hours to helping prevent others getting cancer, yet when I ask Cancer Research UK how much of their £600 million+ turnover last year went to help survivors, I was told...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 16, 2018 | Diary Archive
It’s time we got fighting boots on and campaigned for better care. Dept. Health seems to have forgotten cancer, and last week two consultants told me services they can offer have been cut. One greeted me “I’ve been told I can’t look after you...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 2, 2018 | Diary Archive
Former Conservative health secretary Andrew Lansley has bowel cancer, and called on the government to improve the NHS’s current screening programme for the disease. Funny, I remember the last time I had a conversation with the Minister, I asked him why it was the NHS...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 25, 2018 | Diary Archive
MPs are warning about sending negotiators ‘naked’ to Brussels over Brexit. Well, this has given me a wonderful idea. There is a Russian sect called the Doukhobours that emigrated to Canada. Normally peaceful, they protect their traditions fiercely. ...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 17, 2018 | Osteoporosis
If you ever wondered what Vitamin D can do Along comes studies that say it could help prevent certain cancers As well as sunshine, these foods also provide Vitamin D. A serving of salmon contains about 600 IUs of vitamin D, researchers say, and a cup of fortified...
