Awareness

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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2014

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ January 19, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Today marks the start of the 8th annual Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which is a campaign led by the European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA). In 2011, in the UK alone, 970 women died from cervical cancer, which equates to more than 2 deaths every day. That is a tragically high number given the fact that … Continue reading →

Happy New Year. I’d give your liver just two weeks.

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ January 1, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again when many of us who celebrate Christmas and New Year are feeling the pinch of some kind of regretted over-indulgence. With that, it’s no wonder why Cancer Research UK and Alcohol Concern choose January to promote their month-long alcohol-free fundraising events to encourage people to abstain from drinking alcohol, because … Continue reading →

Stand Up To Cancer

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ October 20, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

In the UK, the odds of winning the national lottery jackpot are 1 in 14 million. There’s a 1 in 576,000 chance of being struck by lightning, a 1 in 24,528 chance of getting stuck in a lift and there’s a 1.5 in 100 chance of having twins. The chance of developing cancer is 1 … Continue reading →