Lymphoma cancer stages are extremely vital in determining overall probability of a particular victim to survive for at least five years from time of diagnosis. Lymphoma cancer survival rate can be best calculated if exact stage of malignancy is known in advance. Finding stage is more of a diagnostic part and has to be cross-checked thoroughly to initiate only the…

BBC report 18 April 2012 

Quote: from Breast cancer rules rewritten in 'landmark' study

"What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to an international study which has been described as a "landmark".

The categories could improve treatment by tailoring drugs for a patient's…

Reconnecting  this blog link is really useful...and I am sure will provoke thought and discussion...

extract:

Cancer survivors: Reconnecting with loved ones after treatment

Friends and family provide an important circle of support for cancer survivors. Learn how to nurture relationships so that you can avoid common problems.

By Mayo Clinic staff

Your friends and family…

http://www.proton-therapy.org/backgrou.htm  there has been some news coverage on the value of proton therapy - I have found this useful link to The National Association for Proton Therapy for more information..

Hillingdon’s TeleCareLine service is a fully-integrated alarm service available to all residents within the borough. It offers a range of supportive solutions at home and can:

• provide support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

• access assistance immediately in an emergency

• give greater confidence and peace of mind.

Benefits of TeleCareLine

• Improves people’s safety and independence at home.

• Provides support and reassurance to carers.

• Enables…

http://nwlcn-stroke.co.uk/acute-stroke/local-services/imperial-college-healthcare-nhs-trust/  I had privilege to work an agency nursing shift on the Hyper Acute Stroke unit in Charring Cross hospital.  Why am I bringing this to your attention - information on  strokes...? Well amongst my patients was a woman that had had a stroke in her chemotherapy... so I thought it is was wise to…

We know this months pay is already spoken for - budgeting for the family is always a major balancing act in todays economic crisis. So much uncertainlity of work and future is apparent as the cutbacks take effect.…

I watched PS I love you last night and it was a beautiful film.. with a mix of tears and laughter.  I feel it was very powerful the way that Gerry (who has died of a Brain tumour) had pre thought out before his death how his wife will react and how to move her through her grief..  He leaves her a series of letters to help her..with all the right things said to help…

Today is the day I have written to the PCT for authorisation for facial fillers to counteract the ravages of radiotherapy and jaw reconstruction surgery.  I am not fat enough to have fat injections as their is nowhere to draw the fat from... too slim you see.  Getting follow up treatments is like playing the lottery now though.... such is the shortage of money in the NHS.  Just gotta cross my fingers and hope my request gets approved.  

We recently received this email and following letter, and after consideration have decided to pass it on:

Dear Community Cancer Centre,

We are sending you this ‘Welcome Letter’ on behalf of Justin Stebbing, Professor of Cancer Medicine and Oncology, and Consultant Oncologist, Imperial College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, about a new study designed to identify the…

National Association of Proton Therapy

"When energized charged particles, such as protons or other forms of radiation, pass near orbiting electrons, the positive charge of the protons attracts the negatively charged electrons, pulling them out of their orbits. This is called ionization; it changes the characteristics of the atom and consequentially the character of the molecule within which the atom resides. This…

Being u is the break through lingerie brand focusing on women of colour.

Just completed my first week back nursing in oncology -  I have joined a private oncology team and I am learning lots.... Before I became a midwife I had been working in cancer care...so it is good to get back... though the 7 am start is a shock to the system from being able to wander into the Community Cancer Centre any time from  9:30 am....:-)

This week I  still have found myself hot footing from the hospital to what has been my second home of the Community Cancer Centre for the…

City & Guilds in Advocacy  

Adult Carer support

Counselling for Carers

Hope this is a useful set of links

We have a lovely selection of home made cards for sale in the centre... Call in, see and buy all proceeds for the Community Cancer Centre.... you will like them.... all made with love by our volunteers...and so pretty...…

Could not help observing some of the menfolk yesterday in the MOT group trying to cope with urgency and urinary problems.... all related to the prostate.  Having overheard one decline a drink because it might make him "go" I had to share this most important health issue with you...

It is a very common mistake that anyone suffering incontinence and urgency can make thinking that to drink less will lessen the problem... but in fact it can make things worse.  The bladder can become…

Deirdrie Kohler shares her life journey after she is diagnosed with a brain tumour... her blog and…

I have just been stimulated and inspired...!! Found the Education Programme for Mount Vernon Cancer Centre & Michael Sobell house... As a nurse/ volunteer for the Community Cancer Centre I think it will be good for me to attend some of the study days for sure.  Here is a link to see whats on...…