Search results for ‘breast cancer’
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NHS at 75: The advances that have transformed breast cancer survival
Today the National Health Service turned 75.
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FactCheck: new study links hormonal contraception including the pill to breast cancer – explained
What is the link between hormonal contraception and breast cancer? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Northern Ireland’s long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011
Women should be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a GP referral.
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AI ‘better at diagnosing breast cancer than doctors’
Researchers have found that artificial intelligence is better at predicting breast cancer than doctors.
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Breast cancer risk from HRT, menopausal hormone therapy, higher than thought
For women suffering the debilitating side-effects of the menopause, it’s a life-changing treatment.
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Terminal breast cancer patients ‘abandoned’ amid nurse shortage
Almost three quarters of NHS Trusts are failing to provide specialist nurses for patients with incurable breast cancer, according to research from the Breast Cancer Care charity. Patients say having a specialist nurse to support them is the single most important thing they want, the charity claims. The Department of Health says it is “committed…
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Breast cancer patients could be spared chemo
A new study could transform treatment for women with the most common form of early stage breast cancer – by avoiding the need for chemotherapy altogether. It could affect three thousand women in the UK every year – news which charities have described as “wonderful”. And the new treatment could begin immediately.
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Families speak out over breast cancer screening scandal
Thousands of calls have been made to a helpline following revelations that a computer error may have led to 450,000 women in England missing out on breast screening invitations. One man has spoken out saying he believes his wife could still be alive if the issue was spotted sooner.
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Public Health England’s Dr Jenny Harries on breast cancer screening: ‘The sad reality is some women’s lives will have been shortened’
Dr Jenny Harries is deputy medical director at Public Health England. She talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about the revelation that 450,000 women missed out on breast cancer screening tests due to NHS errors.
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Dr Philippa Whitford MP on breast cancer screening: ‘Why was this not noticed earlier?’
SNP MP Dr Phillipa Whitford is a breast cancer surgeon and co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on breast cancer.
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Hundreds of thousands miss out on breast cancer tests due to NHS errors
Around 450,000 women patients in England didn’t undergo a final, routine breast cancer screening because of NHS technical errors. These errors were IT issues which meant the women weren’t sent an invitation for a breast scan. The failings started in 2009 but were only discovered this January. And it’s now thought that up to 270…
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Fewer women dying of breast cancer
New figures show the mortality rate has fallen by 10% between 2010 and 2015. The high profile breast cancer campaign has meant more women are able to recognise the symptoms and get an early diagnosis. But some other cancers have seen no such improvement.
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Prostate cancer deaths overtake those from breast cancer
Prostate cancer has overtaken breast cancer to become the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, according to new research. Phil Kissi, a survivor of prostate cancer, discusses his experiences.
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Breast cancer surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for unnecessary operations
A breast cancer surgeon who lied to patients and carried out unnecessary operations has been jailed for 15 years.
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New breakthrough in breast cancer detection
Scientists believe they are in the early stages of developing a new way of predicting whether women are more likely to develop breast cancer.
