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Tamoxifen – yes or no?

View image | gettyimages.com I’ve just had a call from someone who is wondering whether to take Tamoxifen or not.  I’m sure this is a question many people ask themselves, especially as being on Tamoxifen is a long-term commitment –

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Change your lifestyle and reduce your cancer risk

Infographic: How you can reduce your risk of cancer (from Cancer Research UK).  Click to view the detail. Many of the changes you can make are a healthy diet and exercise.

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Cancer – just bad luck

Your risk of getting cancer may just be down to ‘bad luck’.  According to a recent study. However, according to Cancer Research UK, over a third of the most common cancers are still down to lifestyle, so it’s no excuse to start

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Cancer facts

Cancer facts from Cancer Research UK • Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer • More than one in three people in the UK will develop some form of cancer • Half the people diagnosed with

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Citizen Science – Cancer Games

As someone who got hooked on Candy Crush Saga while I was going through my cancer treatment, I’ve recently come across two ‘games’ from Cancer Research UK-  part of the Citizen Science project. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/citizen-science-apps-and-games-from-cancer-research-uk Download these games to your smartphone

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In The News: Yes I have incurable breast cancer …

Article in the Independent this week: Yes I have incurable breast cancer but this is only part of my story – please don’t write me off just yet. There’s much that can be done for cancer these days – even

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Book: Radical Remission

Nine factors that can lead to a spontaneous remission from cancer—even after conventional medicine has failed. Diet Health Intuition Herbs & Supplements Suppressed Emotions Positive Emotions Social Support Spiritual Connection Reasons to live

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Book: There’s Something I’ve Been Dying To Tell You

I’m sure you can’t have missed the news of Lynda Bellingham’s death earlier this week.  Her autobiography is a courageous tale of her journey from the shock of a terminal diagnosis to making the most of the time she had left.

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