My doctor told me I was just a lazy teenager — turns out I have cancer

My doctor told me I was just a lazy teenager — turns out I have cancer

This woman’s doctor allegedly shrugged off her ailments and said “laziness” was the answer — but it turns out she had cancer.   When Courtney Nettleton, a 21-year-old from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, found herself feeling “uncontrollably” tired and sleeping 14 hours every day over the summer of 2021, she feared something was wrong.  “I was told … Read more

Mom’s ‘hairbrush scratch’ turned out to be cancer: It’s like a ‘volcanic crater’

Mom’s ‘hairbrush scratch’ turned out to be cancer: It’s like a ‘volcanic crater’

It was as serious as cancer. A United Kingdom woman who blamed her scratch on a hairbrush was horrified after finding out she had skin cancer — which left her with a “volcanic crater” in her forehead. “I just thought I’d scratched myself or it was a beauty spot,” Rachel Collett, 48, told Kennedy News … Read more

Jane Fonda, actor and climate activist, diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Jane Fonda, actor and climate activist, diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has started chemotherapy, the 84-year-old actor announced Friday. She shared the news in an Instagram post, explaining that she is hopeful despite the diagnosis. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” she wrote. She said she has been … Read more

I had a really bad period — and it led to this shocking diagnosis

I had a really bad period — and it led to this shocking diagnosis

Two days after getting her COVID-19 vaccine, Victoria Lang had an “insane” period. That one abnormal flow uncovered a shocking diagnosis — the 30-year-old pharmacist had cancer. “I woke up in the morning, and I had to run and get a towel to hold under me,” Lang told South West News Service. “I know what is … Read more

Study finds adults with blood cancer respond to booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination rather than first dose – Times of India

Study finds adults with blood cancer respond to booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination rather than first dose – Times of India

WASHINGTON: Less than half of patients with hematologic malignancies developed detectable antibodies after initial COVID-19 vaccination, but 56 percent of “non-responders” developed antibodies after receiving a booster dose, according to a recent study. . The research findings were published in the journal Cancer. for study, Thomas OlillaBrown University MD, and colleagues retrospectively analyzed antibody responses … Read more

These symptoms can be a sign of vaginal cancer in women, they may have to be ignored

These symptoms can be a sign of vaginal cancer in women, they may have to be ignored

Vaginal cancer is a special type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the vagina. Although this cancer is found in very few women, but due to lack of correct information about it, women do not recognize it. This cancer can be fatal if it is not treated at an early stage. Vaginal cancer … Read more