A new blood test is the first to detect signs of breast cancer in the earliest stages when it can be treated “far more easily”, scientists have revealed. The fast and non-invasive AI-powered test shows the subtle changes that occur in the bloodstream at the initial “1a” stage of the …
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An woman has won an award for her invention to help patients prevent hair loss during chemotherapy after being inspired by her mother’s cancer battle. Olivia Humphreys, 24, from Limerick, has won the medical category of the James Dyson Award for Athena, an affordable and portable scalp-cooling device for patients …
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At 18, Leanne Wilson’s doctor gave her a leaflet for Alcoholics Anonymous and told her she was unlikely to make her 21st birthday. But it wasn’t booze that was killing her, it was binge-eating – a habit which caused her to balloon to 336 pounds. Already battling type 2 diabetes, …
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A cancer patient missed an appointment after receiving the letter three days after the consultation was due to take place. Peter Barry, 75, of Castlefields, Runcorn, said residents in his neighbourhood have been receiving letters from once a week to 10 days. This meant his letter notifying him of a …
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