Sunshine after the rain

richarde3 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:11:14 +0100

As I sit here in Devon it's pouring with rain. It's been raining pretty much for the whole summer so far. It's ironic really as I've just written a piece for Cancerbackup's information website about the website SunSmart, which is the UK's national skin cancer prevention campaign.

Outrageous prescription charges

richarde3 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:22:00 +0100

Without trying to sound too much like Victor Meldrew - I don't believe how expensive prescription charges are. I'm lucky and seldom need to see my doctor and consequently rarely need to get a prescription filled, but I was outraged today when my partner had to pay £7.10 for some antibiotics.

Ethnic minority cancer awareness week

helenb — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:17:00 +0100

As Monday 7th July is the first day of the first ever 'Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week' I just want to highlight the kind of information and support that we offer people affected by cancer from different ethnic communities.

Push up those Zs

richarde3 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:31:18 +0100

At last I have justification for a sleep-in!

Miracle cure - what do the papers have to say

richarde3 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:05:52 +0100

I read with interest, as I'm sure many people did, the news articles about the apparent cure of the man in Seattle with advanced melanoma skin cancer. His doctors tried a very new and experimental approach in cancer treatment, which looks as if it has worked for this man.

Complementary therapy?

richarde3 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:56:21 +0100

One of my other jobs for Cancerbackup is to write summaries of some of the more interesting news articles and research papers. The summaries are published in the Health Professional pages of the main site, but they're technically open to anyone who wants to read them.

Where have all the doctors gone?

richarde3 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:45:00 +0100

Each year at the end of May, beginning of June many of the UK's cancer specialist doctors, and a fair number of the nurses, head off to the US to attend one of the world's biggest cancer conferences. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (or ASCO as it's generally known) meeting is huge. It attracts specialists from all over the world.

How amazing people are . . .

richarde3 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:31:00 +0100

I've been asked to write a regular blog, but to be honest I don't know where to start. I want to write something that is both worthwhile and relevant, but cancer and coping with cancer is such a huge and complex subject that I'm a little overwhelmed .

Prescription charges - it's just not fair

Sue 2 — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:21:38 +0100

Well there have been quite a few comments on the forum about these - it’s a really important subject. You may have seen our invitation to take part in our survey about prescription charges.

Waiting for results.....

Nicki — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:34:35 +0100

Waiting for test results isn't easy.

They might be results to diagnose a cancer, tests results after cancer treatment finishes, or follow-up test results. Whichever scenario it is, this can be an extremely difficult time for some to cope with.