Survey shows worrying delay in diagnosing primary bone cancer

A survey undertaken by the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) has revealed a worrying delay in bone cancer patients receiving their diagnosis. The survey of 394 primary bone cancer patients, survivors and bereaved families showed that one in four patients (26%) had waited over seven months before receiving a diagnosis – with 13% waiting over a year. The data also revealed that a quarter of all patients (26%) made seven or more visits to their GP or other healthcare professional...

Only 12 years left to save the planet from catastrophe

Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut almost in half by 2030 to avert global environmental catastrophe, says a damning UN report. The landmark UN document has concluded that if we don’t drastically cut Greenhouse emissions, then the earth will see the disappearance of Arctic Ice, loss of all coral reefs and the end of many island communities. The report says the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by as early as 2030....

Flashbacks To 1993: Malice and Cool Runnings

MaliceAh the yuppie thriller, a preserve of the late 80s and early 90s that dealt with the fear of home, family and prosperity being invaded by an outside source. There was an attempt to revive the subgenre a few years back (which failed with the release of The Resident, which played like it had sat on a shelf since 1991), but Malice, along with our earlier subject Indecent Proposal, was one of the later gasps of the original cycle. It...

Society & medical profession failing to tackle fall-out from baby loss

The UK’s biggest fertility research charity, Genesis Research Trust, warns the causes of baby loss are ‘under-researched’ with a ‘hidden psychological burden’ that’s not being adequately addressed. Professor Robert Winston, Chair and Founder of Genesis Research Trust said: “In over forty years of my professional life I have never felt more at a loss than when confronted by a grieving mother and father who have just seen their dead baby.  Their grief is unbearable when I have had to explain that...

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