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NHS visitor bans mean teenagers with cancer are going alone to appointments where doctors tell them their illness is terminal, campaigners warn. The Teenage Cancer Trust and CLIC Sargent have written a letter to health ministers across the UK asking them to pledge that young cancer patients will not have to face the devastating news … Read more
Matt Hancock claims some cancer patients receive terminal diagnoses over Skype because they prefer to get bad news while at home with loved ones Health Secretary said some patients might prefer to be given news over Skype He said that some would want to be surrounded by family rather than doctors However one patient was … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Wales has diagnosed a further 12 cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the UK’s total to 1,555 infections and 55 deaths. Public Health Wales confirmed the country now has now had a total of 136 infected patients, which adds to 1,196 in England, 171 in Scotland and 52 in Northern Ireland. It comes after scientists warned … Read more
In light of the findings by the World Cancer Research Fund that more than 400 diagnoses of cancer could be avoided if the nation was healthier, it is good to know what you can do to reduce your cancer risk. Give up smoking Quitting smoking is the most important thing a person can do to … Read more