One of April’s trio of cancer types is oesophageal cancer. The oesophagus, or gullet, is part of the digestive system, also known as the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract. It is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. There were 511,054 new cases of oesophageal cancer worldwide in 2022 , with a disparity in […]
April is Head and Neck cancer awareness month. Perhaps not the most widely-publicised cancer type, it was mentioned in a profile article in the UK Institute of Cancer Research’s newsletter, Search. With the ICR’s permission, here are some of the key points from the article. The profile in question was on Dr. Ben O’Leary, […]
The World Health Organisation’s cancer agency reports that more non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer, citing air pollution as a significant factor. Lung cancer in people who have never smoked cigarettes or tobacco is now estimated to be the fifth highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, according to the International Agency for Research on […]
The third of our three ‘cancers of the month’ concerns the kidney. As the name implies, this type of cancer starts in the kidneys. Healthy cells in one or both kidneys grow out of control and form a lump, or tumour. It is one of the top 10 most common cancers in both men and […]
March is a busy month in terms of cancer awareness. It’s the awareness month for kidney cancer and multiple myeloma. We have already written about the lesser-known myeloma cancer in a previous article: check it out. We’ll talk more about kidney cancer later in the month, but March is also the cancer awareness month for […]
You may remember that in 2023 we made a £10,000 grant to the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM – Monaco Scientific Centre) to help fund their groundbreaking work on paediatric cancers. You can read our previous article about it here: First donation of 2023 Dr. Vincent Picco, who heads up the Stem Cells and Brain Tumors […]
Three cancer types have their awareness month in March: Colon and Kidney cancer, plus Multiple Myeloma. Today we’ll look at Multiple Myeloma. Multiple Myeloma’s awareness colour is burgundy – a colour we don’t stock! Do you think we should? Drop us a line! The ‘multiple’ in this cancer’s name can be a bit scary, but […]
Vaccines are a sensitive subject for some, but research is looking into using them to stop cancer before it even starts, by vaccinating healthy people. We already have vaccines that prevent some cancers – the ones caused by viruses, like HPV (papillomavirus) which leads to cervical cancer, or hepatitis B which can cause liver cancer. […]
One evening, I was out for a run with a friend during our compulsory military service, when I suddenly felt lightheaded. I turned to him to speak, then everything went black. I woke up in the ambulance on the way to hospital with a hazy memory and a bloody face. After blood tests, an epilepsy […]
I have a bad a$$ gene that I am always trying to out bad a$$…a difficult task. In January of 2024 after a routine screening I found out I had a large tumor in my stomach, additional tests indicated it had likely spread to at least one lymph node. I was lucky to have a […]
Ever since I was a kid, I was into the outdoors lifestyle, I loved everything from kayaking to hiking. Then when I turned into adulthood, I met sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, leaving all of it behind and letting my body go to waste. And then, when I was 27/28, the symptoms started and […]
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