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HEALTH NOTES: Women unhappy with the size and shape of their bust could delay breast cancer diagnosis since they’re less likely to carry out checks By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:54 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 7 March 2020 Body hang-ups could delay breast cancer diagnosis, according to a major survey. … Read more
A mother diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy feared she would lose her baby and claims her GP mistook the lump for a blocked milk duct. Kirsty Guy, 30, found an 8cm lump on her right breast in March 2019 and assumed it was because she was 11 weeks pregnant. Her GP allegedly reassured her … Read more
Record numbers of women are being left in agony after having breast implants, latest figures reveal The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency received 48 complaints The number of complaints was five times higher than the nine recorded in 2015 Women can report a number of issues after having breast implant surgery By Joe Middleton … Read more
Startup grows ‘breast milk’ in a lab that contains two key components of the biological version but still lacks crucial immune benefits Biomilq says its has created a type of lab-grown ‘breast milk’ in a bioreactor The researchers used mammary cells to create milk with lactose and casein While it mimics nutritional components of breast milk … Read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? What is … Read more
A university student who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22 has begged young women to check for lumps and push for tests. Ellie Graham, from Liverpool, discovered a pea-sized lump after experiencing shooting pains in her right side last summer. Despite initially being told that it was most likely just a cyst and nothing … Read more
A British pensioner who is serving an eight-year sentence for smuggling £1million of cocaine on a cruise has said she fears she will die behind bars. Susan Clarke, 71, is jailed at Portugal’s maximum-security prison EP Tires and is now waiting for biopsy results after she found a lump in her left breast. The grandmother-of-eight, from Kent, … Read more
A former Army Corporal who believed her breast implants were slowly killing her for 20 years has spoken out to raise awareness. Kay Richardson, 41, got breast implants two decades ago while serving in the Royal Logistics Corps but has since had them removed after being ‘driven mad’ by a catalogue of health issues. The … Read more
It’s the hidden side effect no one wants to talk about – but here’s why we must Seasons of Sex & Intimacy by Emma Waring is published by Hullo Creative The first time Lesley Lloyd had sex during her breast cancer treatment, the pain was excruciating. ‘There was no stretch,’ she says. ‘All the elasticity was … Read more
Could snake venom treat cancer? Scientists claim the toxic substance can kill breast and colon tumours ‘really quickly’ but admit trials are still early Team at the University of Northern Colorado are investigating snake venom They are searching for cancer cures, as snake venom holds 100s of chemicals Preliminary research shows potential to kill cancer … Read more