8 h. ago Urgent NHS blood appeal to avoid national 'Red Alert' as stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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8 h. ago NHS urgent warning as it faces first ever blood Red Alert with stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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9 h. ago Doctors advised to stop performing embarrassing cancer test that all patients hate

The association and Prostate Cancer UK have called on the government to update guidelines ahead of any wider change on screening more men with the specific antigen blood test

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30 h. ago Cancer patients in the UK dealing with 'worst drug shortage' as sufferers forced to skip meals and ration doses of their medication

A new survey has found that an astonishing 96 per cent of pharmacies are struggling to supply their patients with a crucial cancer drug called Creon.

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67 h. ago 'Unfair' travel rules 'price out' cancer patients from dream holidays

A cancer charity has called on the Government to take action following claims that some patients' travel plans were being ruined

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3 d. ago Many cancer patients unable to go on holiday because of rules

A cancer charity has called on the Government to change the system

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3 d. ago Cancer patients are being 'priced out' of going on holiday by travel insurance companies who quote them unaffordable premiums or even refuse them cover

Support group Maggie's said sufferers and those in recovery are 'frequently' refused cover or quoted unaffordable premiums.

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3 d. ago Cancer patients ‘priced out of travel’ due to insurance costs

One patient has described travelling without insurance after being quoted £3,000 for cover.

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3 d. ago Why cancer patients are being ‘frequently’ priced out of holidays

People with cancer are struggling to go on holidays during or after their treatment

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3 d. ago Menopause treatment linked to longer survival in breast cancer patients

A study has found that estrogen creams may improve survival rates, despite previous fears they could stimulate cancer cell growth

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3 d. ago Ryanair flight sees multiple injured as passengers thought 'plane would break apart'

Passengers on a Ryanair flight recounted the terrible moment they suffered severe turbulence and were forced to make an emergency landing, claiming they though the 'plane would break apart'

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4 d. ago 'Chronic' lack of cancer specialists failing Scottish patients

Warning over staff exodus and impact on patients across country

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4 d. ago ‘Postcode lottery’ sees cancer patients face delays to treatment

Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has called for the Government to act to address the ‘ticking time bomb’ for cancer patients

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5 d. ago Cancer patients needlessly dying after falling for natural 'cures' pushed on social media, oncologists warn

Some supposed ‘cures’ for cancer include coffee enemas used by naturopathic practitioners and raw juice diets

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6 d. ago Fred and Rose West’s daughter 'played dress up in victim’s clothes'

Fred and Rose West's daughter Mae, has spoken out about the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents, including how she was forced to play dress-up in their victims' clothes

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6 d. ago Eating this kind of bread can raise colon cancer patients’ risk of death

The findings add to research suggesting that diet may also influence cancer outcomes after treatment

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6 d. ago Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said.Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco). Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Everyday foods may be slashing survival rates of deadly bowel cancer

Common foods in the modern diet may be slashing survival rates in patients with bowel cancer

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6 d. ago UK shortage of critical drug forcing pancreatic cancer patients to skip meals

One pharmacist described scarcity of life-saving Creon as ‘worst stock shortage’ they have dealt withPeople with pancreatic cancer are eating only one meal a day because of an acute shortage of a drug that helps them digest their food.Patients with cystic fibrosis and pancreatitis are also affected by the widespread scarcity of Creon, a form of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Creon drug shortage leaves cancer and cystic fibrosis patients unable to eat

Shortages of Creon, which replaces a key enzyme needed to digest food, means patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis are rationing meals

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