Conditions
UHCW patients to receive ‘postcards from the past’ via Twitter to mark Dementia Awareness Week
- Friday, 18 May 2012
17 May 2012: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) will be marking Dementia Awareness Week (20th-26th May) with a social media campaign to gather ‘postcards from the past’ for patients with dementia.
The Trust, which is a leading provider of dementia care, will call on Twitter and Facebook users to upload their memories and pictures to create a series of collages for patients with dementia at UHCW, many of whom retain old memories long after their short term memories begin to fail.
Might as well face it we're addicted to gardening
- Thursday, 17 May 2012
Britons are a nation of garden-lovers, with 30 per cent of couples saying they are ‘addicted’ to gardening, according to a survey by Arthritis Research UK.
The survey of over 2,000 couples found that over a fifth (14 per cent) think about their garden every day when they go away, rising to 21 per cent of 25-34 year olds. Forty four per cent of respondents say they miss not being able to get into their garden. Just 15 per cent said they dislike gardening.
Investigation into new drug combination in lung cancer
- Thursday, 17 May 2012
Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office has opened the first trial of a new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumours and in a subset of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer. This trial will combine two compounds that aim to starve the tumours while simultaneously blocking cancer cell growth.
Cancer Research UK’s response to nice green light for breakthrough Prostate Cancer drug
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Dr Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: “This is wonderful news for patients with advanced prostate cancer and, in part, this U turn is down to the public’s disappointment at the initial refusal.
The Prostate Cancer Charity welcomes NICE turnaround on breakthrough treatment but warns campaign is far from over
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The Prostate Cancer Charity has welcomed today’s announcement by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) that they are to recommend abiraterone - the breakthrough treatment for advanced prostate cancer - on the NHS in England and Wales, but has vowed to continue campaigning until the drug is available on the NHS for all men who need it throughout the UK..
Premature deaths from Cancer in the UK fall below 14,000 for middle aged
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK has fallen below 14,000 for the first time in 40 years according to new Cancer Research UK figures published today (Tuesday).
Hope for prostate cancer sufferers
- Monday, 14 May 2012
NICE is set to reverse a proposed ban on a drug that will give months of extra life to men with advanced prostate cancer.
Abiraterone, costing £3,000 per month of treatment, was deemed too expensive by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. But it is now set to be the first specific treatment for prostate cancer approved for use on the NHS for more than a decade.
Cancer patients seek reassurance through nurse helplines
- Monday, 14 May 2012
A SURVEY by Cancer Research UK’s helpline nurses has revealed that patients mainly need information to understand their situation and for peace of mind - not just to make treatment choices. The results are published today (Monday) in Cancer Nursing Practice.
Government must see the traffic light and recommend consistent food labelling
- Monday, 14 May 2012
The Government has today (May 14) launched a consultation on food labels, providing the perfect springboard for ministers and the food industry to give the green light to labels that help shoppers make healthier choices.
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