Cancer treatments continue to improve and more patients than ever survive beyond treatment, so it’s important to look at how quality of life can be maximised for patients living with and beyond cancer. In fact, quality of life can be greatly improved by a few […]
While many of us were fulfilling New Year’s resolutions, the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, announced an update to the UK’s drinking guidelines. The guidelines highlight
As the obesity problem in the UK continues to grow, NHS England plans to introduce a 20% levy on sugary drinks and food in hospital cafés by 2020. Organisations like Cancer Research UK, Action on Sugar and The National Obesity Forum back this move. Here […]
Several cancer treatments can cause nail damage (onycholysis) but chemotherapy is the worst culprit, particularly taxotere and taxol. Milder nail damage can be caused by other chemotherapy agents such as anthracyclines and capecitabine
A new study provides extra reassurance for men with early prostate cancer managed with active surveillance. The research team