Judith Potts, columnist and blogger on The Daily Telegraph’s website, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and she recently wrote an article on the achievements of cancer charities in the UK. Reading an article in an American newspaper entitled “Much work remains after Breast Cancer Awareness Month” started her thinking about how much the [...]

The prospect of hair loss can be one of the most harrowing elements of dealing with a cancer diagnosis. But Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry has now introduced 12 scalp cooler machines which can reduce or even prevent hair loss in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment. The cooler works by pumping a liquid coolant around a silicone [...]