Tag Archives: diagnosis

Low awareness of non-lump breast cancer

Low awareness of non-lump breast cancer

Public Health England has launched a nationwide ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign aimed at women aged 70 and over to drive awareness of the risk of breast cancer amongst this age group and to increase the ...
Skin cancer – the facts

Skin cancer – the facts

A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the “worrying rise” in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests. The charity says that although all ages are a ...
Living with dementia – a personal story

Living with dementia – a personal story

Seven years ago, we received the diagnosis that my mum had vascular dementia.  There is still confusion over the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s: there are over 200 causes of dementia, and ...