Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target set by Northern Ireland’s devolved Department of Health – which oversees five health and social care trusts – is 14 days. BBC News NI understands that several breast cancer consultants … Read more
Marie-Louise Connolly Health correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Hannah Farrell was a nurse at the Children’s Cancer Unit until she resigned in 2019 A whistleblower who resigned from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children over staff shortages has said the system left her broken, disillusioned and burnt out. Hannah Farrell, who left the Children’s … Read more
The NHS is over-treating men for prostate cancer, a charity says, with around 5,000 a year undergoing treatment for cancers unlikely ever to cause harm. Around one in four prostate cancers are so slow growing that men can opt for regular monitoring rather than treatment, such as surgery and radiotherapy, which can cause side-effects such … Read more
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru-based bootstrapped deep-tech startup is leveraging quantum technology to detect cellular damage even before the symptoms appear, in just hours, possibly changing the game for cancer care. One among the 20-odd exhibitors at the recently concluded Quantum India Bengaluru Summit, Quantum Biosciences Private Limited’s “predictive tech” uses quantum biosensor to detect unique ‘magnetic … Read more
Clare Lissaman BBC News, West Midlands Nue People who attend a wellbeing and cancer support centre made a mural for its walls after working with two artists Two artists have worked with children and users of a wellbeing and cancer support centre to create new murals in a Staffordshire town. Local artists Kate O and … Read more
Matthew Hill BBC West Health Correspondent BBC Eddie Baker took part in the clinical trial and said its extended his life A man who was the first to take part in a medical trial for penile cancer says it may have extended his life by two years. Eddie Baker, 83, was given immunotherapy alongside the … Read more
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi Source link
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi Source link
BBC Dr Emily Jones returned to work after learning that she may have a cancerous lump in her abdomen A GP has said she kept on working through a cancer scare because otherwise her patients would not have been seen due to staffing issues made worse by funding. Dr Emily Jones is not alone feeling … Read more
Singer Jessie J says results from tests following surgery to remove one of her breasts after an early cancer diagnosis show no spread of the disease. In a social media post she wrote that she was crying “happy tears” after receiving the news. In June she revealed her diagnosis and underwent surgery to remove her … Read more