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Tips on how to destress on Stress Down Friday
With more than half of the UK’s employees experiencing stress at some time and with 400,000 people off work each day with stress, cancer charity Maggie’s is inviting companies to take part in Stress Down Friday. On Friday, 9 November, following National Stress Awareness Day, we are asking companies throughout the UK to hold a…
Posted in News, Work Postnatal Tagged Cancer, charity, Maggie's Centres, News - Parenting, pregnant worker, Stress, work, Workplace stress Leave a comment
Support Macmillan in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
With the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ fast approaching, M&S Café has teamed up with for the third consecutive year in a bid to make the 2012 event on 28 September better than ever before. Now in its 22nd year, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning encourages people to get together with friends, family and colleagues to…
Posted in Charity, News Tagged Cancer, charity, fundraising, Macmillan, Macmillan Cancer Support, News, World's Biggest Coffee Morning Leave a comment
Website to help parents of children with cancer
With 10 children a day being diagnosed with cancer and many having to spend extended periods of time in hospital, it is hoped that a new website from the Children’s Cancer Recovery Project – http://childrenscancerrecovery.org.uk – will offer welcomed advice and support to parents and families affected by the disease. Developed using feedback from parents…
Posted in Charity Tagged Cancer, cancer treatment, charity, Child Health, Family, News, treatment Leave a comment
Save lives with a tea party
Celebrate vintage glamour and host a traditional tea party to help save the lives of the women we love – and be in with the chance of joining Lorraine Kelly at the live filming of ITV’s ‘Lorraine’ The Eve Appeal gynaecological cancer research charity is asking women to Make Time for Tea during Ovarian Cancer…
Posted in Conception Health Tagged Cancer, Conception Health, fundraising, Lorraine Kelly, Ovarian cancer, the eve appeal Leave a comment
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The Eve Appeal is the only UK charity dedicated to raising vital funds and awareness of all five gynaecological cancers : ovarian, cervical, womb, vaginal and vulval. Breaking down the wall of embarrassment According to research carried out by The Eve Appeal in August 2011, 82% of 162 women talking part don’t know how many…
Posted in Conception Health Tagged blood test, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, Cancer screening, Ovarian cancer, Tests, the eve appeal Leave a comment
Expert talks about ovarian cancer
Professor Martin Widschwendter of the Department of Women’s Cancer at UCL comments on Chris’s story. “Chris’s story is typical of many patients’ experiences with ovarian cancer diagnosis. Ovarian cancer does not present with highly specific symptoms and can be difficult to distinguish from other more common benign conditions especially in the early stage. In Chris’s…
Posted in Conception Health Tagged Cancer, cancer treatment, Conception Health, Ovarian cancer, signs and symptoms, Symptoms Leave a comment
Cervical Cancer screening in pregnancy
Cervical screening is something that you may not consider when pregnant or preparing for pregnancy. We asked an expert from Jo’s Trust to help us answer some questions about the safety of cervical cancer screening during pregnancy. If I am pregnant is it safe to have a cervical smear procedure? Yes, it is perfectly safe to have…
Fruit and vegetables in pregnancy
Fruit and vegetables are bursting with the vitamins, minerals and fibre that our pregnant bodies need for good health. Fruit and vegetables are our best source of antioxidants, special nutrients that help protect our bodies against cancer, heart disease and the effects of pollution. Research has shown that eating five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day makes…
Posted in Diet and nutrition during pregnancy Tagged Antioxidant, Cancer, Cooking, Folic acid, Fruit, heart disease, Home economics, Midwife, minerals, Vegetable, Vitamins Leave a comment
Beating breast cancer
Breast cancer affects one in every nine women during their lifetime in the UK and every year around 12,840 women die from the disease. Mother Linda Frew, has agreed to share her breast cancer story with others, to raise awareness of the disease and let others know that you can live with and beat breast…
Posted in Charity Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Lumpectomy, Mammography, radiotherapy, Tamoxifen tablets, tumour Leave a comment
Concerns Over Female Chemicals In Pregnancy
American scientists have discovered that some chemicals present in the Pill and food containers damage the development of baby mice. The University of Missouri team has raised concerns over the possible effects on humans but experts urged people not to be alarmed and said there was no clear evidence of such problems in humans. The…
Posted in News Tagged artificial chemicals, Bisphenol A, Cancer, Combined oral contraceptive pill, food, Pregnancy Leave a comment
