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As we draw to the end of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, it is worth reiterating the signs and symptoms of this common type of cancer which begins in the cells...
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The aim of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, a campaign by UK charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, is to raise awareness and encourage attendance at smear tests. This year it is...
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Sharon Allison, Head of Medical Negligence, has obtained a six-figure settlement for the widow of Mr K, who sadly died following a delay in diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. Following a lot...
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Martyn Hayward, an asbestos-related disease claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the partner of Mr W, a former maintenance and boiler house operative, who died...
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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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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, supported by Sarcoma UK. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of Sarcoma and the work that the charity does in highlighting the signs and...
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, supported by Bowel Cancer UK as an opportunity to raise the profile of bowel cancer and the work that the charity does to support...
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A Medical Negligence Solicitor at Ashtons Legal has obtained a settlement for a man who experienced severe pain after an injection was mistakenly administered into muscle rather than subcutaneous tissue....
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A GP has been struck off for failing to spot a patient’s lung cancer and then falsifying medical records several months later in an attempt to conceal this. Dr Adilya...
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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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Martyn Hayward, a solicitor specialising in asbestos-related disease claims at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for the estate of Mr T, who sadly died in 2019 after a short...
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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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