According to the Welsh government’s figures, the cancer waiting times or urgent cases have been missed. The target is that 95% of urgent patient are seen by a specialist within 62 days. But, for the quarter ending June 2012, the Welsh figure was at only 88%. The Welsh government have said that they are working… Read More
A seriously ill cancer sufferer has been forced to rent a second home due to the NHS postcode lottery for cancer treatment. Yvonne Briscoe wished to take a drug that could reduce her bowel cancer tumour, but her request was refused by doctors in her home town of Brynford, North Wales. Yvonne felt she had… Read More
Following a survey of cancer patients, Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra (QA) hospital in Cosham has been revealed as having the most improved cancer care services in the country. In just one year, the QA has improved areas such as giving parents better information, providing more options for treatment and seeing patients more quickly. The cancer care… Read More
Researchers have claimed that patients who struggle to get an appointment with their GP surgery within 48 hours are more at risk of being diagnosed with cancer too late, cutting their cancer survival rate. These patients are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in accident and emergency (A&E), by which time the cancer is… Read More
Women in the Portsmouth area are being urged to accept their invitation to free screening for breast cancer to catch early signs. The Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Queen Alexandra Hospital, is rolling out the screening programme aimed at women between 50 and 70 in Paulsgrove and Cosham, Hampshire. Screening was carried out… Read More
A woman who grew to 6ft 5 ins tall due to an undiagnosed tumour has been awarded £1.2million in compensation from an NHS Trust. The High Court heard that Kate Woodward, who is 20 years old, felt like a ‘freak’ and suffers with significant medical problems. A medical negligence claim was brought against Leeds Teaching… Read More
Cancer Research UK says that four times as many people in their 50s in Wales are being diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the worst form of skin cancer, as 30 years ago. They have said that the malignant melanoma rate increase could be a reflection on the tanning behaviour in the 1970s era of cheaper package… Read More
A study published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that women undergoing treatment for breast cancer should be warned that 20% of patients who opt for partial removal of the breast are likely to need a second operation. The recommendation was made after researchers found that 1 in 5 English women who opted for… Read More
Mrs Millward developed cervical cancer after doctors negligence when they misread her smear tests results twice. Both smear tests, one in 2003 and one in 2005, showed that pre-cancerous cells were present, but she was never called for follow up appointments on either occasion. In 2009, Mrs Millward was diagnosed with cervical cancer after insisting… Read More
A Labour MP has claimed that patients are struggling to obtain drugs for common life-threatening conditions in 80% of NHS Trusts due to NHS drugs shortage caused by EU exports. The MP is calling for action over the NHS drugs shortage as the quotas set by manufacturing companies are failing UK patients in favour of… Read More
