Cancer Research Offers More Hope Than People Think

· Only 28 per cent of people believe cancers can be controlled long term – yet the average patient now lives more than 10 years from diagnosis · Just 26 per cent of people think we are making major progress against cancer, even though average survival time from cancer has approximately doubled in a decade […]

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Cancer Research Offers More Hope Than People Think

· Only 28 per cent of people believe cancers can be controlled long term – yet the average patient now lives more than 10 years from diagnosis · Just 26 per cent of people think we are making major progress against cancer, even though average survival time from cancer has approximately doubled in a decade […]

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Life Extending Cancer Drug will not be made Available to all Patients in Scotland

Sarcoma UK is disappointed to see that life extending cancer drug trabectedin (Yondelis) will not be made available routinely on the NHS to sarcoma patients in Scotland. Trabectedin, a chemotherapy drug which has been routinely available in the rest of the UK for over a decade, has been denied approval for regular use in Scotland […]

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Life Extending Cancer Drug will not be made Available to all Patients in Scotland

Sarcoma UK is disappointed to see that life extending cancer drug trabectedin (Yondelis) will not be made available routinely on the NHS to sarcoma patients in Scotland. Trabectedin, a chemotherapy drug which has been routinely available in the rest of the UK for over a decade, has been denied approval for regular use in Scotland […]

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Coping with Grief at Christmas

Two leading Priory experts in mental health and bereavement counselling offer advice on getting through Christmas Everyone experiences the pain of bereavement, and the struggle to reconcile the conflicting emotions that comes with it; sadness, anger, frustration and even exhaustion are all normal. Acutely distressing feelings may lessen and change as time passes, but there […]

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Coping with Grief at Christmas

Two leading Priory experts in mental health and bereavement counselling offer advice on getting through Christmas Everyone experiences the pain of bereavement, and the struggle to reconcile the conflicting emotions that comes with it; sadness, anger, frustration and even exhaustion are all normal. Acutely distressing feelings may lessen and change as time passes, but there […]

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UK First Study to Assess Role of Whole-Genome Screening in Primary Care

People in the UK will for the first time have their entire genetic code read from samples taken at a GP practice as part of a pioneering study to assess the potential benefits of screening for gene faults that increase the risk of disease.   Blood tests to be used to read entire genetic code […]

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UK First Study to Assess Role of Whole-Genome Screening in Primary Care

People in the UK will for the first time have their entire genetic code read from samples taken at a GP practice as part of a pioneering study to assess the potential benefits of screening for gene faults that increase the risk of disease.   Blood tests to be used to read entire genetic code […]

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Unwrapping the Secrets of Staying Dry During the Christmas Party Season

Beneath the little black dress, 1000s of women are having to hide their protective ‘party pants’ to avoid embarrassing moments The Office Christmas party, with copious amounts of drinking and dancing, has all the ingredients for festive fun but is often a recipe for disaster in terms of embarrassing leaks and awkward moments amongst colleagues […]

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Unwrapping the Secrets of Staying Dry During the Christmas Party Season

Beneath the little black dress, 1000s of women are having to hide their protective ‘party pants’ to avoid embarrassing moments The Office Christmas party, with copious amounts of drinking and dancing, has all the ingredients for festive fun but is often a recipe for disaster in terms of embarrassing leaks and awkward moments amongst colleagues […]

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