Cancer

Sport and chemotherapy: what type of exercise during treatment?

23 Sep 2024

Chemotherapy is one of the treatments used to cure various types of cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy can have a number of side-effects that make it difficult for patients to maintain regular...

Cancer

Cancer remission: everything there is to know!

4 Feb 2024 • 3 Likes

Remission is when cancer gives way and a patient's condition improves. When all signs of cancer disappear, it is called complete remission. So what exactly is remission? What happens with the...

Breast cancer

Why is Supportive Care Essential during Breast Cancer Treatment?

19 Oct 2023 • 2 Likes

A breast cancer diagnosis can drastically alter a person's life. Coping with the physical and emotional symptoms and side-effects of treatment can be a challenging ordeal for many patients. This is...

Cancer

Cryotherapy in cancer treatment

4 Feb 2023 • 2 Likes

4 February is World Cancer Day. This awareness-raising day is an opportunity to highlight the challenges in the fight against cancer, to inform general population about scientific and medical...

Cancer

Chemo Brain: Everything you need to know!

2 Dec 2022 • 1 Like

Chemotherapy has revolutionized the medical industry to the extent that it has become synonymous with cancer treatments. However, the side effects of its treatment cannot be overlooked as it has...

Cancer

Cancer metastases: what are they?

12 Sep 2022 • 9 Likes • 1 comment

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the European Union after cardiovascular disease.There are around 375,000 new cancer cases diagnosed in the UK every year. About 40% of all cancers are...

Cancer

Cancer: Are women less affected by it?

21 Jan 2022 • 1 Like

Every day, about 1,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the UK. Medical research has led to many advances: the incidence rate (proportion of people affected) is falling or stabilising, and the...

Cancer

Cancer in men: Shining a light on men's health

1 Nov 2021 • 1 Like

November is not only Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, but it is also a month to raise awareness about cancer and other men's health issues. Although most cancers affect both men and women, some...

Breast cancer

8 misconceptions about breast cancer

23 Oct 2021 • 7 Likes • 1 comment

During Pinktober or Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to shine a light on this disease that is the most common cancer in women the UK.What are some of the most common misconceptions about...

Breast cancer

What are the first signs of breast cancer?

9 Sep 2021 • 1 Like

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. In fact, nearly one in eight women develops cancer during her lifetime. Around 55,000 women and 370 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK...

Cancer

Chemotherapy: Everything you need to know!

22 Aug 2021 • 5 Likes

Cancer causes more than one in four of all deaths in the UK, according to Cancer Research UK. In 2018, nearly 18.1 million people worldwide were diagnosed with cancer and 9.8 million died from it.  Va...

Cancer

International Day of Action for Women's Health: What are the warning signs of gynaecological cancer?

28 May 2021 • 1 comment

For International Day of Action for Women's Health on May 28th, we wanted to shine a light on cancers affecting women.What are these cancers? What are their symptoms?Read our article to learn more!