2009-04-02T05:45:51+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:45 am
This is a benefit paid to a person who gives you a substantial amount of regular care. It is not affected by that person’s National Insurance contributions, but that person must be of working age. To qualify. certain criteria must be met. You (the person being cared for) must be receiving: Disability Living Allowance care [...]
2009-04-02T05:43:41+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:43 am
There is no ‘right’ way to live with cancer. It would be so much easier if doctors could not only prescribe treatments and drugs, but also ways to manage best and to cope with each new situation. Unfortunately, life is rarely that clear-cut and living with cancer certainly isn’t! You will need time to adjust [...]
2009-04-02T05:41:26+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:41 am
Telling people about your cancer is difficult, and you will be prepared to expect that. What can be unexpectedly exhausting is dealing with people’s reactions to the news. It is natural to be concerned about how your close family and friends will be affected, and we all dread passing on bad news and the reactions [...]
2009-04-02T05:39:09+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:39 am
Hormone therapy Some cancers depend on a supply of hormones for their growth. The most common example of this in women is breast cancer and in men is prostate cancer, which needs testosterone in order to grow: without it, many tumours will shrink. Hormone therapy may therefore be recommended, which for prostate cancer takes the [...]
2009-04-02T05:36:53+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:36 am
Lymphomas are a group of cancers which start in the lymphatic system and usually spread via the lymph nodes which are situated in the neck, armpits, the middle of the chest and in the abdomen. Some lymphomas are slow-growing (low grade) and others progress very quickly (high grade): if untreated the latter can cause serious [...]