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21st November 2022

Living through thyroid cancer

At 21, Jordan Ramsay got the news that would change her life forever. The mysterious lump that she’d noticed behind her ear a few years earlier was thyroid cancer. “...

by Karen Finn Cancer
 
11th October 2022

‘FIGHTING FIT’ THANKS TO MED TECH

by Comms Team Cancer
 
30th November 2021

EARLY DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE

by Comms Team Cancer
 
Cancer 21st November 2022

Living through thyroid cancer

At 21, Jordan Ramsay got the news that would change her life forever. The mysterious lump that she’d noticed behind her ear a few years earlier was thyroid cancer. “Before my diagnosis, I didn’t know anyone my age who ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 11th October 2022

‘FIGHTING FIT’ THANKS TO MED TECH

Anita Tucker was 31 with a one-year-old baby when medical technology flagged that she needed a pacemaker. A few years later, med tech came to her aid again, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now 46, Anita has not only been ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 30th November 2021

EARLY DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE

“When they came and told me it was pancreatic cancer, I thought that was the end,” says 60-year-old Robert Slaven from Scotland. But with an early diagnosis, made possible by medical technology, Robert is now looking forward to getting on ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 7th September 2021

UNBEATEN BY NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA

When jewellery designer and lecturer Hannah Webb had a chest x-ray she thought nothing would come of it. Four years later, she recalls her diagnosis and journey to overcome non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “It was July 2017 and we were staying in a ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 15th February 2021

Surviving childhood cancer

Several years ago, Natasha Penney shared the story of her toddler Sebastian, who was diagnosed with a rare form of bladder cancer at 18 months old. Now the six-year-old is thriving. To mark International Childhood Cancer Day, This Is MedTech decided ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 13th January 2021

Secondary breast cancer: a new way of living

Jo Taylor’s situation is something of a double-edged sword. She relies on continuous treatment for secondary breast cancer to maintain a good quality of life, but she doesn’t want that treatment to take over her life. “I was ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 6th October 2020

When medtech gives you good news

To shine a light on Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Karen Finn shares her story about the importance of breast screening. Last year, I was having some pain in my left breast and it felt like there were some physical changes, ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 4th February 2020

The miracle kidney cancer survivor

When Dave deBronkart had an x-ray for shoulder pain, he received some unexpected news. “The doctor said: ‘Your shoulder is going to be fine, but there’s something in your lung – we’re going to need to do a CT ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 20th November 2019

The truth about pancreatic cancer

When Catherine Wines lost her appetite, she knew something wasn’t right. “Besides my appetite loss, which was very unusual for me, my urine and stools weren’t normal, so I went to the doctor,” she tells This Is MedTech. “...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 24th October 2019

Breast cancer couldn’t keep her out of the water

Sarah Thomas recently broke a world record by becoming the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop. What’s even more remarkable is that she did it just a year after completing life-saving treatment for an aggressive ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 26th March 2019

Screening helped me detect colorectal cancer at an early stage

Every year, and across the continent, tens of thousands of European citizens older than 50, are invited to participate in a colorectal cancer screening programme. Unfortunately, only in Slovenia, the Netherlands and the Basque country, the vast majority of citizens participate ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 4th February 2019

A big welcome back to WarOnCancer

When This Is MedTech interviewed Fabian Bolin as he was undergoing leukaemia treatment in 2015, we knew this guy was a force to be reckoned with. Now fully recovered, he wants to tackle the issue of mental health by creating the ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 24th January 2019

Cervical screening saved my life

At age 29 and with no symptoms, cervical cancer was the last thing on Laura Flaherty’s mind, but she knew she was due for her regular screening. “I’d been given the ‘all clear’ after my last smear test three ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 23rd October 2018

The best breast cancer treatment for you

No two women are the same, and neither are their breast cancers. Cutting-edge genomic tests can therefore be valuable tools for determining the best treatment for YOU. Christine S. from France tells her story about the test that helped her ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 8th June 2018

Colorectal cancer: don’t delay diagnosis

This blog is part of the Early Diagnosis campaign #BeFirst Early diagnosis and care can prevent illness from developing and slow disease progression. Lab tests, genetic tests, tests for chronic diseases and modern lab diagnostics can help facilitate earlier intervention ...

• by Gary Finnegan

Cancer 21st June 2017

Body Proud: Christine Raab

Christine Raab (35) is a freelance make-up artist. In November 2014 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was followed by numerous examinations and an operation to remove the affected lymph nodes. After the subsequent chemotherapy, Christine developed a lymphoedema. Since then ...

• by Comms Team

Cancer 9th February 2017

Mother of Invention: Afghan Physicist Defies Tradition, Introduces Precision Radiation Therapy

Shakardokht Jafari knew her father had leukemia. The young Afghan woman had flouted tradition by earning a radiology degree, and she recognized the symptoms. Afghanistan had no cancer treatment, though, and the closest help was in Pakistan. Traveling over mountains ...

• by Laurel Kenner

Cancer 28th October 2016

Ways to (actually) celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Pumpkin recipes and Halloween dress-ups are some definite signs that we are in October. Besides food and parties, October also touches on serious health issues through a series of health awareness campaigns including World Osteoporosis Day, World Mental Health Day ...

• by Ioana Dobre

Cancer 25th October 2016

Make way for a new global cancer movement

“Our vision is to bridge the gap between cancer patients and the rest of society,” says Fabian Bolin, co-founder of WarOnCancer.com. A year after Fabian first shared his leukaemia story with This Is Medtech, the former Made in Chelsea ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 31st May 2016

Cancer couldn’t keep this skydiving pair down

Steve Woodford and his wife, Maria, were both super-fit skydiving instructors and outdoors adventurers. This is why they were shocked to learn in one terrible year that he had bile duct cancer and she had breast cancer. After a long ...

• by Laurel Kenner

Cancer 24th May 2016

Electronic records can help to beat cancer

Europe must make it easier to connect the dots between cancer patients’ health records. Information is power. But unless health information is recorded and shared, it is impossible for doctors to make informed decisions about patient care. There is a ...

• by Gary Finnegan

Cancer 28th April 2016

Telling the kids you’ve got cancer

What happens when you’re a parent and you get a cancer diagnosis? Explaining it to the kids will probably be the hardest part of the journey. That was certainly the case for Katherine Simpson-Jacobs, who had to come to ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 5th April 2016

Meet the 10-year-old blogger who refuses to let leukaemia get him down

Felix Brown is a football-mad kid from Bournemouth who received some bad news in January. It was a terrible shock for his entire family but Felix has reacted with wit, positivity and valuable insights – becoming a social media superstar in ...

• by Gary Finnegan

Cancer 4th February 2016

Celebrating the end of cancer

For Sophie, New Year’s Eve was as much an “I don’t have cancer anymore” party as it was a celebration of her 18th birthday. To mark World Cancer Day, This Is Medtech shares Sophie’s tribute to 2016 and ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 3rd November 2015

How pig skin helped a cancer survivor find a new life

Prostate cancer, hernias, multiple surgeries, and a stoma: Tony was alive, but his quality of life was suffering. That’s when his surgeon came to him with an idea. He would reconstruct Tony’s abdominal wall… using pig skin. Tony’...

• by Mariellen Brown

Cancer 14th October 2015

Male breast cancer – an untold story

Bret was 17 when he found the lump. He checked again and it was still there. At first, it didn’t seem to make sense. Isn’t breast cancer a ‘women’s disease’? For many men who develop breast cancer, it ...

• by Gary Finnegan

Cancer 5th October 2015

Actor Fabian Bolin (aka the Leukemia Warrior) talks about his #WarOnCancer – Part 2

This is the second part of an interview with Fabian Bolin, who happily agreed to inspire “This is Medtech” readers with his uplifting story about perseverance and the power of a positive attitude. You can read the first part of ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 23rd September 2015

Actor Fabian Bolin (aka the Leukemia Warrior) talks about his #WarOnCancer – Part 1

This is the first part of our interview with Fabian Bolin, former Made In Chelsea actor, who happily agreed to inspire “This is Medtech” readers with his uplifting story about perseverance and the power of a positive attitude. “I’ve ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 2nd September 2015

Mum, cancer patient’s wife and cancer doctor: one-woman’s juggling act

Oncologists have to break bad news to patients and their families all the time. But last year, cancer doctor Lucinda Melcher found out what it’s like when that patient and family are your own. Lucinda’s husband Adam had ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 29th July 2015

A 40th birthday blessing: one woman’s ovarian cancer story

For many women, the months leading up to your 40th birthday can bring on typical mid-life crisis anxieties: you’ve already peaked, you’re starting to look a bit frumpy, your bikini days are over. Karen also belonged to this ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 20th July 2015

One woman’s fight against cancer – and the system

It was a busy but exciting time. Eileen Casey's three kids were all in college and she was moving house. But when her doctor told her she had bone cancer, everything was turned upside down. Eileen embarked on a journey ...

• by Gary Finnegan

Cancer 12th May 2015

How a 10-month-old beat a rare cancer

Instead of planning her daughter’s first birthday, Raakhee Mirchandani thought about her funeral. Satya, her cherub-cheeked 10-month-old, had just been diagnosed with cancer. Satya Devi Singh – whose name translates to “Truth Goddess Lion” – was a happy, calm baby. As ...

• by Mariellen Brown

Cancer 14th January 2015

Would you take a home stool test for colon cancer?

Suppose you opened your postbox to find an empty plastic container and instructions on how to collect and post a sample of your stool to be screened for colon cancer. Would you casually precede to the bathroom and take care ...

• by Brett Kobie

Cancer 8th October 2014

The end of “one-size-fits-all” cancer treatment

Nobody wants to hear their name or their loved one’s name mentioned in the same sentence as the “C” word. But let’s face it: it can happen to anybody and when it does, hearing the news that you ‒ ...

• by Karen Finn

Cancer 7th October 2014

Improving Colon Cancer Screening

Colon cancer is the second leading causes of death from cancer in developed countries. In 2012 it accounted for nearly 700,000 deaths worldwide. Yet, in developed countries compliance with screening recommendations is low. In fact, the most effective screening method decreases the ...

• by Amy Rogers

Cancer 7th October 2014

Can doctors move brain tumours to allow for better treatment?

Why are some brain tumours more difficult to treat than others? And what if we could change that? Like other cancers, in the best case scenario, brain tumours are either zapped with chemotherapy or surgically removed. The problem is that ...

• by Gareth John

Cancer 6th October 2014

Screening for cancer with vinegar and sunlight

From single-serve sachets of shampoo to micro-finance, industries of various sorts have adapted to the special needs of low-resource settings who usually live on less than $2.50 a day. Making shampoo affordable seems easy enough, but what about cancer screenings? Companies ...

• by Andrea Toth

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