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International Women’s Day

by JYOTI SHAH | Mar 10, 2016 | Equality, NHS

Some fantastic events and ideas came across to mark International Women’s Day. It is also so wonderful that more and more countries are participating but sadly it is still not enough as there are many regions of the world who show little regard for equality. As...

Adopted by Macmillan

by JYOTI SHAH | Dec 18, 2015 | Cancer, Equality, NHS

I am honoured to be adopted by Macmillan. Normally it is the nurses and other professionals who get adopted, but it looks like that I am one of the first consultant surgeons to get such an opportunity. It is just not me but my team Sarah Minns and Tyra Stevens have...

Healthy lifestyle & bowel cancer survival

by JYOTI SHAH | May 10, 2015 | Cancer, NHS

UK researchers claim living a healthy lifestyle before diagnosis could improve a persons chances of surviving bowel cancer. Findings from Imperial College London suggest eating a balanced diet, keeping physically active and maintaining a healthy weight were associated...

Skin cancer in pensioners

by JYOTI SHAH | Apr 10, 2015 | Cancer, NHS

People over 65 are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years ago, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK. The most recent figures show that on average around 5,700 pensioners are now diagnosed with melanoma each...

0.5m children predicted to die from smoking

by JYOTI SHAH | Feb 27, 2015 | Cancer, NHS

Around 500,000 children will die from smoking when they are adults unless smoking rates are cut according to new Cancer Research UK figures. Around 500,000* children will die from smoking when they are adults unless more is done to cut smoking rates according to new...