Sir Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic cycling champion, says there needs to be more conversations about health between men. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, following his terminal cancer prognosis, he said when you are young and fit and healthy you don’t think about cancer. He’s now working to promote awareness of prostate cancer and its symptoms especially … Read more
Richard Donaldson Richard Donaldson is recovering from treatment A man who has been fighting prostate cancer has described how group fitness sessions have helped recovery and offered a “sense of belonging”. Richard Donaldson, 55, is among a group of 16 men who have completed the varied health programme at Aberdeen FC’s Pittodrie Stadium in recent … Read more
Science Photo Library A further 11 women’s slides were found to have pre-cancerous changes in the cells when reviewed Eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer, a major review into cervical screening at the Southern Health Trust has found. A further 11 women’s slides were found to have … Read more
Anastasia Cameron Anastasia Cameron says the skills gap for cutting and styling afro-hair textures has been an issue all her life From the age of seven Anastasia Cameron was turned away from hairdressers because she was told they “don’t do Afro hair”. When she needed a wig after chemotherapy as an adult, little had changed, … Read more
New Delhi: Recognizing the critical need for awareness and early intervention, a team of oncologists under the Cancer Mukt Bharat campaign have launched India’s first 24×7 free of cost Pink Breast Cancer helpline number to encourage women to take first step towards breast cancer early detection and treatment. Women across the country can now access … Read more
BBC Cassandra Wardle is one of hundreds of women part of the group action against Johnson & Johnson Hundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies over alleged links between talc and cancer. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, Cassandra Wardle is one of the … Read more
The Health Department had rolled out the community-based cancer screening programmes in four districts of Erode, Ranipet, Kanniyakumari and Tirupattur in November 2023. File photograph | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M At a time when Tamil Nadu is taking ahead its community-based organised cancer screening programme, the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine is … Read more
BBC Sir Chris Hoy says cancer diagnosis “was the biggest shock of my life” The NHS will review whether to change its advice on testing for prostate cancer in light of Sir Chris Hoy’s “powerful” call for more younger men to be checked, the health secretary has said. Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris, 48, has … Read more
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) on Saturday claimed that thousands of patients could receive the all-clear for suspected throat cancer faster as a result of a new iPhone device and app piloted at some of its hospitals. The innovative adapter providing a 32 mm lens and accompanying app can turn an iPhone into a … Read more
There is no single, diagnostic test. Doctors make a diagnosis based on various measures. This can include a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a scan, as well as a biopsy, which involves taking a small tissue sample to examine in the laboratory. PSA tests are not routinely used to screen healthy men for prostate … Read more