Showing posts with label Radiotherapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Radiotherapy. Show all posts

Why won’t our doctors face up to the dangers of radiotherapy? - Daily Mail 25th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

It’s a life-saver for thousands - but the side-effects can be devastating.

A year after he’d undergone treatment for cancer of the tonsils, Richard Wayman felt a painful tingling in his legs. Within weeks, the 59-year- old shopkeeper was struggling to walk. He was admitted to hospital, where doctors carried out scans, X-rays and tests.

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tags: Radiotherapy, Health, News, UHN, Adverse Effects, Daily Mail

Petitions for cancer unit in S Lakes - Carlisle News & Star 24th November 2008

PETITIONS to help bring a cancer unit to South Lakeland have been dropping through letterboxes.

They are part of a huge campaign to secure a £15m radiotherapy and chemotherapy unit at Kendal’s Westmorland General Hospital.

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tags: Cancer, Radiotherapy, NHS Estates, NHS, Hospitals, Health, News, CLHN, Carlisle News & Star