October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and one campaign aim is to ensure every woman has access to the screenings she needs and the support she deserves. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the risk increases with age; it mostly affects women over 50 who have been through the menopause. Although […]
A hospital which outsourced the review of an elderly patient’s CT scan has agreed to award him a five-figure damages settlement after his tumour was missed for almost eight months due to errors and delays. The patient, who had a history of cancer in his kidney, pancreas and lung, had undergone tests at Leicester Royal […]
A hospital trust has admitted putting a mum through four rounds of chemotherapy which she didn’t need – with the error only discovered after she researched the recommended treatment and information herself. Jodi Huggett, 41, took legal action against Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital’s NHS Trust after discovering her chemotherapy treatment following an operation to […]
A girl who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 12 says she wants other young children who find themselves in a similar position to ‘know they are not alone’, and that they can find the support to help them adapt and live with the illness. Hope Rooms clearly remembers being told the life-changing […]