March of the Men
Someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer every 20 minutes, and for many patients a stem cell transplant from a donor on the...
Tag: cancer
Telehealth for cancer survivors?
On World Cancer Day it is important that we raise awareness of this serious illness and consider the impact of alternative models of care on...
Working with cancer
Occupational cancer claims 666,000 lives a year worldwide. Employees undergoing cancer treatment require individually-tailored approaches to help them remain in work or return to their...
Overseeing cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is booming, but the regulation surrounding who can perform cosmetic procedures with what level of expertise and training, is totally inadequate. The fact remains...
Cancer survivors rate telehealth
‘To mark World Cancer Day, It is important that we raise awareness of this serious illness and consider the impact of alternative models of care...
A Day to Unite – World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day brings people together across the world who have been affected by the disease. As a specialist nurse in the patient services team...
What to say and do when someone has cancer
Marking World Cancer Day, it can be very difficult to know what to say and what to do when someone you know is diagnosed with...
Screen and treat for HepB
Hepatitis B is a devastating virus that infects around 250 million people worldwide and is endemic proportions in parts of Africa. Left untreated, it can...
New view of cancer
A diagnosis of cancer is really scary. It can seem as if there are only two options, neither very appealing. Conventional treatment which promises a...
An actor’s take on early prostate cancer
I never expected I would be diagnosed with prostate cancer when I agreed to be part of a trial at the Royal Marsden looking into...
