Paxman are petitioning the government for scalp cooling to be offered as the standard treatment practice for all applicable cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the UK. Hair loss is a well documented side effect of many chemotherapy regimes. It is often devastating & the fear of hair loss has been known to cause patients to [...]

Glenn and Richard Paxman were honoured to be invited to a recent reception hosted by Samantha Cameron at 10 Downing Street in support of Maggie’s.  Maggie’s unique model of psychosocial support transforms the way that people live with cancer.  Their mission strives for everyone in the UK who is affected by cancer to have access [...]

The EL.A-ZO Anticancer Association recently purchased a Paxman Orbis cold cap system for installation in the Oncology Department at Nicosia General Hospital in Cyprus. The Minister of Health officially received the machine from Mr Christos Andreou of EL.A-ZO. The purchase follows an initial donation of the PSC scalp cooler model by the Association in 2008 [...]

Paxman’s distributor for Lebanon – Galien Medical Services (GMS) S.A.R.L recently completed the installation of two Paxman Orbis cold cap machines at the prestigious Clinique du Levant in Beirut, Lebanon. The hospital prides itself on providing services tailored to the needs of every patient, and was therefore delighted to receive two scalp cooling machines for [...]

Women who use talcum powder every day to keep fresh are 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer, according to research. Scientists fear that powder particles applied to the private parts may travel to the ovaries and trigger a process of inflammation that allows cancer cells to flourish. Although previous studies have raised [...]

  Research commissioned by Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life suggests that fashion trends and concerns about our appearance could be having a detrimental effect on the long term health and fitness of our nation’s women. 70% of research respondents admitted they don’t do the ‘minimum’ daily recommended amount of exercise every week which is essential [...]

With summer fast approaching, we are all starting to weigh up the risk of skin cancer against the tropical image of  reclining on a sun lounger by the pool. However, more and more Britons have been found to have worryingly low levels of Vitamin D, ‘the sunshine vitamin’, in their systems. Increasingly indoor lifestyles are [...]

April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month; the month aims to increase knowledge surrounding the cancer to help save lives from the disease. Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer but it shouldn’t be! It is in fact easily treatable, particularly when diagnosed early. The symptoms of bowel cancer can include:    – Bleeding from [...]

A pill which doubles the length of time that patients with advanced skin cancer can survive went on sale in Britain for the first time yesterday. Every year more than 11,000 people are diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma in Britain; this is due to increased visits to foreign countries. The new drug, Vemurafenib, marketed by drugs [...]

After completing chemotherapy treatment, you can expect newly grown hair to have slight fuzz when it starts to grow back 2 to 3 weeks after. Aftercare at home is extremely important for the growth of your new hair and there are certain products which you can buy on the market to help speed up the growth. [...]