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Tell me how to grieve when we're not permitted to have a funeral... when the precious body of my child disappeared into the back of a funeral home minivan, never to be seen again.
People should not ignore worrying symptoms, despite the pandemic, the Health Secretary has said.
Roisin Pelan is a mum who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 32. When the cancer returned after three years in remission, she was put on lifelong chemotherapy. Now, however, her life-saving treatment has been deferred as hospitals struggle with the coronavirus pandemic and her weakened immune system means she is too vulnerable to attend sessions. She feels torn as she would be terrified of getting Covid - but without cancer treatment, she is fearful her cancer will return as she feels that is what has been keeping her alive.
With compromised immune systems making them highly susceptible to Covid-19, cancer patients and their doctors have been left facing heartbreaking choices.
The over-70s, people with asthma and pregnant women are just some of those considered "at increased risk".
Dermatologists advise a monthly self-examination – when was the last time you did yours?
Obstetricians and gynaecologists are calling for urgent government action to tackle these racial disparities.
The Harry Potter star was diagnosed with stage three cancer 18 months ago.
Two years ago today, at just 20, I was told the unthinkable. But now, I like to look at the positive impact fighting this illness had on me, writes Jessica Jacobs.
“Cancer is an unexpected lodger who turns up, messes things up and causes chaos. You finally get rid of them, then realise they’ve kept the key.”