Remembering Ellie Jeffery: the generosity of others can make a huge...
We are approaching the first anniversary of the death of the television journalist, Ellie Jeffery, who died of secondary breast cancer at the age of only 29. Ellie was diagnosed in May 2011 and...
View ArticleThe hidden price tag of cancer – both financial and psychological
Recent research by the Lead Psychologist at Maggie's – the Cancer Caring Centres – has identified that one in five people with cancer will experience post traumatic stress disorder after treatment and...
View ArticleCancer treatment can leave you with nail and skin problems
The side effects caused by cancer treatments can have an extremely debilitating effect on the patient – adverse skin reactions, a sore mouth and problems with finger and toenails are the most common....
View ArticleAre there too many charities with no unique aim?
Last week a friend of mine rang to ask me if I had ever heard of the Breast Cancer Partnership, the Cancer Recovery Foundation or the Children's Cancer Recovery Project, because a charity bag had been...
View ArticleThe Eleanor Rose Foundation finds its first 'Friend'
Ellie Jeffery, the ITN and Sky TV Reporter, died from breast cancer 18 months ago – just a few weeks before she and her fiancé, TV producer, Tom Thostrup, were to be married. During her illness, Ellie...
View ArticleCharities and support groups giving confidence to younger people with breast...
When a young woman or man consults the GP – because of a lump, a pain or a change in the nipple or skin of the breast – cancer is rarely the first thought in the doctor's mind. Sometimes it is not in...
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