Radiotherapy

Boob Tattoos, Five-Centimetre Soup and 66 Grays of Radiation: A Radiotherapy Diary

Laura Price | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Price

Five-centimetre soup? I wonder, as I lie on my back on the radiotherapy machine, arms in clamps above my head and breasts fully exposed to the team of three female professionals and one young male medical student.

High Court Gives Go Ahead For Boy's Cancer Treatment

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.12.2012 | UK

Seven-year-old Neon Roberts can have radiotherapy treatment, following surgery on a brain tumour, against his mother Sally's wishes, a High Court judg...

Decision Day For Sally Roberts' High Court Fight

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.12.2012 | UK

A woman who does not want her seven-year-old son to have radiotherapy treatment following surgery on a brain tumour should discover today whether she ...

Neon Roberts' Cancer Surgery 'Went Well'

PA | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK

An operation on a seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment went well, a High Court judge was told today. Neon Robe...

'I Had No Choice, My Son Was On A Radiotherapy Conveyor Belt'

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

A woman who ran away with her seven-year-old son to stop him having cancer treatment said she had "no choice" because she felt she was on a "conveyor ...

Cancer Boy, 7, Awaits High Court Radiotherapy Decision

PA | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK

A High Court judge will today decide whether a seven-year-old boy can undergo radiotherapy treatment following surgery on a brain tumour. Mr Justic...

My Breast Cancer Diary: Surgery And A Bit Of Boob

Laura Price | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Price

Reactions to my breast cancer diagnosis were varied. An older, male, former colleague simply sent a one-line email that said, "Better get the box sets in then." (He has been similarly helpful and supportive ever since.)

Student With Brain Tumour Told By Doctors 'You're Just Homesick'

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A student who suffered crippling migraines, caused by a life-threatening brain tumour, was told by doctors she was simply homesick. Despite Megan T...

Diary of a Cancer Patient: The End of Treatment, Now What?

Laura Smith | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Smith

So, the good news, I had my final scan and I'm in remission. Its taken a while for it to sink in. I don't know if I ever wholly believed I had cancer in the first place, I just went on autopilot, got through the treatment and got to where I am now.

Breast Cancer Screening – What Does the Future Hold?

Dr Sneh Khemka | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK
Dr Sneh Khemka

At first glance, the case for screening for breast cancer is a no-brainer. Mammography offers the promise of revealing early stage cancer - and the chance to treat it before it becomes more advanced. Treatment involves a partial or full breast removal (mastectomy), and possibly chemotherapy or radiotherapy.