by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 20, 2019 | News
Watch out for your Heart As if having cancer wasn’t enough, my Consultant suddenly announced he wasn’t happy, and was sending me to the Royal Brompton heart hospital. No-one had bothered to tell me, but Hormone Therapy (Tamoxifen, Aromasin and Arimidex)...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 3, 2019 | News
Your GP surgery is changing Health Minister Matt Hancock has announced funding for 20,000 physios, pharmacists,paramedics and anyone else they can think of, to provide to back-up to GPs. We are even promised that GPs will provide fun and games with referrals to Zumba...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 25, 2019 | News
John Mendelson Most cancer patients in Britain will never have heard of John Mendelsohn, president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1996 to 2011. But cancer patients all over the world should be grateful for the work he oversaw at this...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 12, 2018 | News
An additional 3,591 women have not received information about NHS cervical cancer screening. Capita, (or as Private Eye rightly calls them Crapita) contracted to send out screening invitations, have boobed AGAIN. Yet another administrative error! When will the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 23, 2018 | News
Something beng done to help Survivors Surprising result for UK Top 10 research priorities Helping people live better with and beyond cancer Cancer survivors want more spent on researching handling long -term side effects When a call goes out for funding to find...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 21, 2018 | News
When should you stop having a Mammogram? Many people like Prof. Michael Baum question the value of having a Mammogram. Europa Donna once held a fascinating debate on the subject, when I did wonder if this eminent breast cancer surgeon might stand up and floor his...
