by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 17, 2018 | Osteoporosis
Warning – cancer treatment comes with risk of osteoporosis Cancer Research UK say any cancer treatment in women that lowers oestrogen levels can increase the risk of osteoporosis. Treatments include: chemotherapy that caused an early menopause hormone therapy...
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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 2, 2018 | Diary Archive
Reading about the fantastic results of the TAILORx trials, announced at the ASCO Conference in Chicago. Over 30,000 of the world’s top oncologists gather here annually, and this year was buzzing with good news – for some, as the announcement came that...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 16, 2018 | Diary Archive
You can’t argue with the English countryside in May. Whatever the headlines, a trip out into the country puts everything into perspective. I had been asked to be a ‘model’ – in inverted commas because I am far from a Cat Walk Queen –...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 28, 2018 | Diary Archive
One reads about operations being cancelled at the last minute, but when it happened to a friend this growing problem really hit home to me. I was about to send her a card as she was due to have a hip replacement, and I get an email to say her op had been cancelled at...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 20, 2018 | Diary Archive
Bullying is still around, in all kinds of ways. I moved at end of January, and registered with new GP. Told him my history (boring) and asked for referral to local cancer hospital for check-ups. Ten weeks later, have had four letters and two telephone calls telling...
