by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 4, 2019 | News
Why do doctors HATE ‘Dr. Google’? During Covid-19 we have all spent more time on the Internet. Experts warn scams on this media are increasing, but surely we are getting more savvy about what we believe? We’ve all come across medical information on...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 28, 2019 | News
Blame Social Media for many cancer myths Survivors are frequently bombarded with friends kindly offering suggestions about what they should/should not do now that they have cancer. Myths galore fly around; The Times even said “Social media blamed for spread of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 17, 2019 | News
Getting a restful night’s sleep is a challenge Now we are facing lockdown – again – this is bound to add to anxieties, which won’t help as we toss and turn trying to sleep. Friends who have been unlucky enough to catch Covid-19 report the same...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 10, 2019 | News
Clifton Hampden Surgery PPG has asked me to be Guest Editor of the Newsletter, and as a newcomer from London (returning to where I grew up) I am delighted to do this. After the mega-surgeries we suffer in London, sometimes having to wait 5 weeks to see a doctor, the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 10, 2019 | News
ASCO REPORT I have reason to be very grateful to this body; in typical American fashion they were very generous with providing information when I suspected I had developed Neuropathy as a side effect of cancer drugs – and my doctors wouldn’t admit it....
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 2, 2019 | News
The silent Disease Loneliness underlies many of today’s ills; particularly for cancer survivors. Once finished with treatment, the world around expects us to resume our previous life-style. But for many survivors, this ain’t gonna happen. ...
