Cancer

With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during this time.  We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK in a separate blog post, which we’re updating regularly.  Smoking ban outside pubs and restaurants   Wales’

By Cynthia (Cindy) Chmielewski aka MyelomaTeacher  Living with cancer, especially a blood cancer that affects your immune system, in the era of COVID-19 is very challenging. I am constantly weighing the risks and benefits of all my actions.  I made the choice to go into self-isolation the first week of March.  At that time very little

Ashlea, a Special Educational Needs teacher at Portland Academy, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in May last year. We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them and their families. Jane: “I was worried I might be deprioritised, but thankfully that’s

Over the past five months (hard to believe we are five months in to life with COVID), we have had to adapt our way of life completely. From going grocery shopping, to having friends over to visit, to planning family vacations, we have a new set of steps we must go through BEFORE we do

Feeling a breast lump while doing your monthly checks or at a routine physical can instantly inspire fear and panic. Thankfully, statistics are in your favor, because 80% to 85% of breast lumps are benign. If the lump in your breast is painful, that’s also typically good news. Most breast lumps that end up being

Modern medicine has always been about advancement. From the earliest herbal remedies to the complexities of brain surgery, the ways in which we’re treated have steadily evolved. And now, medicine has become more personal. For the past 5 years, we’ve funded one of the world’s largest precision medicine clinical trials, helmed by Professor Gary Middleton

Credit: Imperial science imagery The word ‘unprecedented’ has been used far too much over the past few months. But that’s exactly what this time has been. This pandemic is a chapter in our personal and working lives that will live with us for a very long time. The same is true for our charity. Cancer

We know that it has been harder for people to stay active over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy stretches to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these stretches with you. Each stretch includes descriptive information and a video to

Just like the rest of the body’s cells, cancer cells use glucose (sugar) as food. So preventing the cells from consuming any sugar makes them more sensitive to chemotherapy treatment and can cause them to starve and die. But making that happen is, of course, much easier said than done. In order to take in

On July 12, 2020, Kelly Preston passed away after a private, two-year fight against breast cancer. She was only 57 years old. Preston has acted in a slew of popular movies like Jerry Maguire, Twins, Jack Frost, and Cat in the Hat, among others. Most recently, she starred in Gotti alongside her husband, John Travolta.

Scientists are developing light-activated nanoparticles to kill cancer cells Credit: Harry Gui on Unsplash   With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during this time.  We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK in

We know that it has been harder for people to stay active over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy stretches to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these stretches with you. Each stretch includes descriptive information and a video to

So many people around the world suffer from dehydration for a multitude of reasons. Now, thanks to one young man’s idea, inspired by his grandmother, many people with medical conditions will be able to find an easier solution to their dehydration problems. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen—after 18 months of testing, Jelly Drops are officially

Every cancer patient’s worst fear during the COVID-19 pandemic has been that delayed treatment may cause their cancer to turn more aggressive. For Kathy Swan, that fear has been realized. Swan was first diagnosed with stage I lung cancer several years ago, when she was 55 years old. Swan went to her doctor for a

30 June – Two NHS Nightingale hospitals converted into cancer testing centres 29 June – Cervical screening to resume in Scotland 22 June – Shielding advice updated in England 2 June – Risk of death from COVID-19 confirmed to be higher for Black, Asian and minority ethnic Groups 27 April – NHS campaign urges people to

Bhavik Patel’s lab has been closed since March. From labs closing to funding cuts, the impact of COVID-19 on research has been severe. But while COVID-19 has slowed us down, we will never stop.   We caught up with Professor David Sebag-Montefiore and Professor Bhavik Patel about how COVID-19 has impacted their work, and what the

The naked mole rat can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen. Photograph: Antonio Zazueta Olmos/Antonio Olmos With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during this time. We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK

When Kassandra Cerda, from Mission, Texas, fell pregnant with her son, the last thing she was expecting was to be diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant, especially at such a young age. But that wasn’t the only thing she wasn’t expecting. She also spent the last months of her pregnancy and her baby’s birth in

On March 10, 2020, my workday as a pediatric radiation oncologist felt very normal – I saw patients and discussed complicated cases with my trusted colleagues in friendly meetings and in close quarters. Three days later, my professional world as I knew it came to a halt.  The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had been working its

We know that it has been harder for people to stay active over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy stretches to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these stretches with you. Each stretch includes descriptive information and a video to

A doctor in Richmond, Virginia, has had his medical license suspended after misreading the mammograms of at least 18 women. They were told they were clear when the mammograms actually showed evidence of cancer. Dr. Michael John Bigg is a radiologist and the former owner of the Allison Breast Center. According to the profile for

Professor Richard Gilbertson and his lab, before the COVID-pandemic There’s an atmosphere of excitement in Cambridge. After months of not being able to get into labs for anything other than COVID-19 research, universities are beginning to discuss how to reopen facilities. It’s a conversation that Professor Richard Gilbertson, a children’s cancer researcher and director of

Our group of college friends planned to attend alumni weekend in June. But cancer and COVID changed our plans. Through a series of messages, and phone calls, we heard the news: it is cancer. The cancer diagnosis and treatment planning all happened during COVID. We still wanted to celebrate our friendship, so we planned our

The FDA has approved a healthcare industry first: a system that allows for breast biopsies to be performed in the same room with the same equipment as a mammogram. Called the Pristina Serena Bright, the system uses contrast-enhanced mammography to pinpoint any suspicious areas. Then, if a patient has a lesion that looks problematic enough

Melissa Benitez, of New Orleans, is a tough woman. She lost her husband to cancer in 2007. She also fought breast cancer herself in 2011 and won. Now she’s fighting it again. But a strange turn of events has left her desperate to get her medication back so she can get back on track. Melissa

We’ve all seen falsely advertised products, but when those products claim to have health benefits that don’t exist or boast fake “cures” for real and serious health issues, it can put the public at risk. Our health is one thing we can’t afford to be lenient about. Online retailer Lemongrassrice, which sells health and beauty

Credit: Diana Orey With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during this time.  We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK in a separate blog post, which we’re updating regularly.  Targeted drug to treat

Expecting a child should be a time of joy and excitement (with some nerves and morning sickness likely thrown in). Kassandra Cerda, 27, already has a two-year-old son. After discovering she was expecting a second child, she spent the first 20 weeks of her pregnancy experiencing the feelings any expecting mom has. And then she