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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…
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Tagged Cancer, cancer treatment, charity, Child Health, Family, News, treatment
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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 Health
Tagged Cancer, fundraising, Health, Lorraine Kelly, Ovarian cancer, the eve appeal
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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…
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Tagged blood test, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, Cancer screening, Ovarian cancer, Tests, the eve appeal
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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…
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Tagged Cancer, cancer treatment, Health, Ovarian cancer, signs and symptoms, Symptoms
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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, Vitamin
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How much water should your baby drink?
We all know we should drink at least eight glasses of water a day but what about our babies? For young children and babies drinking enough fluid is essential to health and well-being. A high proportion of their body weight is water – so it’s vital to keep youngsters properly hydrated. Read on to find…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health
Tagged artificial chemicals, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, British Nutrition Foundation, Cancer, chemical contaminants, Childhood, Debbie Honer, dehydration, Department of Health, Drinking water, Feeding your baby, fever, Health, Infant feeding, Infant formula, John Briffa, milk, Milk allergy, nutritional management, Office of National Statistics, School of Dentistry, Soy products, University of Birmingham
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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…
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Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Lumpectomy, Mammography, radiotherapy, Tamoxifen tablets, tumour
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My baby was born with eye cancer
Rachel Pennick, 40, a nursery nurse from Martlesham Heath near Ipswich, lives with her husband Tim, 45, who works in IT, and their son George, three. George was diagnosed with eye cancer just a few days after he was born. ‘When I fell pregnant with George at the age of 36 I was absolutely astounded. I’d only been married…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Community
Tagged Antibiotic, blood transfusions, Cancer, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, childhood cancer, Endometriosis, eye cancer, George, Group B streptococcal, Jane, leukaemia, nursery nurse, Ocular oncology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Rachel Pennick, Radiation oncology, Radiation therapy, radiotherapy, Retinoblastoma, same cancer, secondary cancers, Tim, tumours
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Stem cell storage
Storing your baby’s stem cells might provide a lifeline if they fall seriously ill in future. Here we investigate this relatively new private health service… Stem cells – the basic building blocks of human life – are already being successfully used as part of the treatment for childhood leukaemia and various forms of cancer but they also…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Labour and Birth
Tagged Bone marrow, bone marrow transplants, Cancer, childhood cancer, Cloning, Cord blood, cord blood bank, Department of Health, diabetes, Elizabeth Harrison, Health insurance, heart disease, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HIV, Human Tissue Authority, insurance policy, leukaemia, marketing manager, Medical Research Council, MHRA, Midwife, Nottingham, Parkinson's, Placenta cord banking, Queen's Medical Centre, Stem cell, Stem cells, Stephen Baines, Tushar Majithia, Umbilical cord
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