33 h. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Grandma and breast cancer survivor decided to play the lottery on her phone. Then she hit it big

Nicole Walter won over $2 million for playing the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Monopoly game on her phone

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46 h. ago Jessie J says 'hair has been falling out' since undergoing cancer surgery

The singer, 37, was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer this year

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48 h. ago ADHD medication reduces risk of suicide and criminal behaviour, study finds

About 2.6 million people in the UK live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , but in the just over half are prescribed medication for it

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3 d. ago Jessie J reveals her hair has been falling out 'like crazy' following mastectomy and breast cancer battle ahead of undergoing more surgery

Jessie J has revealed her hair has been falling out 'like crazy' in a candid Instagram video on Wednesday, amid her breast cancer battle.

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3 d. ago Police told to release ethnicity of suspects in high profile cases after string of secrecy rows

Forces will disclose the ethnicity and nationality of a suspect when it could reduce the risk of disorder, there are high levels of false information about an incident or there is significant public interest.

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3 d. ago Why being a vegetarian can cut your risk of cancer by up to 25%

A mass study in the US has found that vegetarian and vegan diets can significantly reduce the risk of certain cancers

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4 d. ago I had to wait FOUR years for a breast reconstruction after my mastectomy, due to secret postcode lottery EVERY cancer patient must be aware of

After a mastectomy followed by months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Laura Wilson was looking forward to rebuilding her body and life. But it was nearly four years until she could start.

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4 d. ago Jessie J shares 'tender' moment with her mum amid cancer update

The singer was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year

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4 d. ago Inseparable twin sisters diagnosed with breast cancer just six weeks apart

"I just thought I was double-checking that everything was alright and for that to happen to me it was just unbelievable."

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5 d. ago Labour is flooding Britain's streets with a tidal wave of dangerous criminals: PHILIP FLOWER

Under Labour's shambolic scheme to reduce overcrowding in prisons he might well be deemed a 'low risk' and released after serving just 40 per cent of his time.

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5 d. ago Public support for prostate cancer screening has grown following Daily Mail campaign, poll reveals

Some 91 per cent of Britons now believe the NHS should offer regular prostate checks for men, as it does for breast cancer in women.

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5 d. ago The kindness of strangers: sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The kindness of strangers: as I was sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cancer treatment saved my life but left me unable to have sex

Like many women, when Anna Sullivan was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 37-years-old, her primary concern was surviving

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5 d. ago Jessie J says cancer diagnosis was sent to 'slow her down' and make her 'reassess' life

Jessie J has opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis and her belief that the illness may have been sent to 'slow her down' and take a different look at life.

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5 d. ago Jessie J burst into tears over breast cancer scars in heartbreaking moment with mum

Singing sensation Jessie J has been open with her fans about having to undergo surgery after saying that doctors caught the disease "early"

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6 d. ago Jessie J shares heartbreaking moment she 'sobbed' over her scars after undergoing surgery for breast cancer as she reveals son Sky has been 'the light of her life' during health battle

The singer, 37, has been recovering following the operation in June, after revealing the cancer had luckily been caught by doctors 'early'.

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7 d. ago Jessie J shares health and music updates amid breast cancer journey

The singer revealed her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in April

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7 d. ago The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systemsOn the day French MPs gave themselves a round of applause for approving legislation to reintroduce a banned pesticide last month, a figure rose from the public gallery to shout: “You are supporters of cancer and we will make it known.”Fleur Breteau made it known. Her outburst and appearance – she lost her hair during chemotherapy for breast cancer – boosted a petition against the “Duplomb law” to well over 2m signatures. Continue reading...

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