Cancer diagnosis
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The World Cancer Research Fund charity is running its annual Cancer Prevention Action Week from 17-23 February 2025 to raise public awareness of cancer and cancer prevention. The four most...
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Penny Tilmouth, an Associate Solicitor in the Medical Negligence team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr D, who suffered a delay in diagnosis and treatment of...
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The BBC has reported that they have analysed cancer waiting times in England for 2023, which are the worst on record. For the last 11 years cancer waiting times have...
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The BBC has reported that a patient at Besti Cadwaladr University Health Board went a year without a review following his prostate cancer diagnosis and initial treatment. It is understood...
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A concern or diagnosis of cancer is worrying enough; however, analysis by MacMillan Cancer Support has revealed that people are now waiting longer than ever for a diagnosis or for...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and its symptoms. What is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is a disease in which cancerous...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has settled the medical negligence claim of Ms T, who developed cervical cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy...
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The Health and Social Care Committee has stated that there has been a delay in the early diagnosis of cancer cases as a result of the pandemic. Usually, just over...
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Two thirds of people urgently referred to a trust with suspected cancer are not being seen within the national two-week target, NHS figures show. Universities Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is one...
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £25,000 settlement for Mr T after his cancerous growth was mistaken for a benign cyst resulting in delayed...
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