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NEWS > MEDIA CENTRE > PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS > 20072007
Claire Rayner supports Cancerbackup partnership with BT
17 December 2007Coinciding with the launch of BT’s Work Fit awareness programme for employees, Claire Rayner, journalist and author, writes in the Winter edition of BTtoday, the magazine for retired BT people, about the work of the charity Cancerbackup and her own experience of the disease.
Information at the heart of Cancer Reform Strategy, says Cancerbackup
03 December 2007“Finally information provision has the recognition it deserves,“ says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup chief executive, in response to the Government’s launch of the Cancer Reform Strategy.
New research on cancer and work reinforces Cancerbackup’s report that cancer patients need more support
20 November 2007“Macmillan’s campaign reinforces Cancerbackup’s own research about the problems people with cancer can face at work,” says Joanne Rule Cancerbackup chief executive, in response to Macmillan’s campaign launched today on the difficulty people affected by cancer can experience at work.
Antarctic Challenge for Cancerbackup
15 November 2007Peter Clutterbuck is setting out this week on an Antarctic expedition aiming to climb some of the unclimbed peaks in the Ellsworth mountains to raise money for the cancer information charity Cancerbackup.
Cancerbackup Ceilidh raises £3000
07 November 2007The Cancerbackup Ceilidh held at Glasgow University Union last Saturday (3rd November) raised £3000 for the charity to support its work in providing information and advice to people with cancer and their friends and family.
Survey of breast cancer patients reveals strains on relationships
26 October 2007A survey by Cancerbackup among women who have, or have had, breast cancer reveals that many cancer patients are not only dealing with treatment but also the breakdown of their relationships at the same time.
New advice for companies on cancer cover for their employees
16 October 2007Today sees the launch of a new guide for companies to help them purchase private medical insurance, following research which shows that only nine per cent of companies currently assess the suitability of cancer-related cover.
Think Pink! For breast cancer awareness month
04 October 2007People from all over the country are being urged to join in October’s breast cancer awareness month by holding events in their communities to raise awareness and money for the cancer information charity Cancerbackup.
Charities welcome drug company move on lung cancer treatment
01 October 2007NICE have today announced that they will reconsider the guidance on the use of the lung cancer drug Tarceva (Erlotinib) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancerbackup welcomes cervical cancer vaccine
01 October 2007Cancerbackup respond to today's announcement that the cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix has been approved by the European Commission.
Prime Minister recognises cancer as a national health priority: Cancerbackup welcomes cuts on waiting times
24 September 2007"The Prime Minister has shown today that cancer is one of his absolute priorities," says Joanne Rule Cancerbackup chief executive in response to Gordon Brown’s speech today (Monday 24 September 2007).
How cancer affects the body, self esteem and sex life
20 September 2007Cancerbackup has conducted a survey of cancer patients asking how they felt about changes in their body due to their cancer or its treatment. It explores how they, their partner, family, friends and strangers reacted to changes such as mastectomy, hair loss and weight gain.
Mean streets’ multi-sport challenge will test your mettle, says Cancerbackup
16 August 2007Instead of the usual Monday to Friday rat race why not join a weekend one in aid of Cancerbackup. The Rat Race Urban Adventure takes place in London on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September 2007.
Cancerbackup will massage tired legs in the Great Scottish Run
14 August 2007Why not get fit, raise money for the UK’s biggest cancer information charity, Cancerbackup - and take in some of Glasgow’s most famous landmarks, in the freshnlo Great Scottish Run on Sunday 2nd September.
Esther Rantzen speaks out on the facts of death
13 August 2007Journalist and broadcaster Esther Rantzen this week launches Cancerbackup and Marie Curie Cancer Care's information booklet End of Life - The Facts.
People are worrying unnecessarily about hereditary cancer, says Cancerbackup
31 July 2007People are worrying unnecessarily about cancer running in their family because they don’t realise that only a small number of cancers are hereditary - 90 per cent occur by chance. A staggering 91 per cent of people surveyed in a Cancerbackup poll on Genes Reunited’s website, thought that if one of their relatives had cancer, they are at a greater risk than average of getting it themselves. In actual fact in the majority of cases this would not significantly increase someone’s risk at all.
Latest cancer drug decision welcomed by Cancerbackup
09 July 2007Today's decision by NICE to overturn its initial decision on Pemetrexed for mesothelioma, the asbestos-related cancer, is warmly welcomed by Cancerbackup.
Cancerbackup wins award for excellence
06 July 2007Cancerbackup, the UK's leading information charity for anyone affected by cancer, has won a prestigious award from the Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence for its work in reaching diverse communities.
Cancerbackup welcomes today's announcement on cervical cancer vaccine
20 June 2007"Being diagnosed with cervical cancer can be devastating, which is why today’s decision on the vaccine is great news," says Stuart Danskin, Cancerbackup senior nurse, in response to today's announcement by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to recommend routine use of vaccines against the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes 70% of cervical cancer.
Cancer patients willing to travel for better care, Cancerbackup study reveals
19 June 2007On the day that the Department of Health launches its Choices website, research by the charity Cancerbackup reveals that 72 per cent of those surveyed say that they would be willing to be treated at a hospital further from home than their local one for better standards of care, if they were diagnosed with cancer requiring hospital treatment as an inpatient.
Patient organisations welcome revised NICE recommendation to approve Velcade for myeloma
04 June 2007Patient organisations Myeloma UK, Cancerbackup and Leukaemia CARE today welcomed the news that NICE has issued revised preliminary positive guidance recommending that Velcade is made available on the NHS to patients living with the bone marrow cancer myeloma.
How to cope with side effects from pelvic radiotherapy
29 May 2007Cancer patients about to undergo pelvic radiotherapy or who have had the treatment and are experiencing some of the potentially worrying and embarrassing side effects, now have a new free resource to turn to thanks to Cancerbackup and Cancer Research UK.
Cancer prevention policies are failing men, says new report
23 May 2007A new report claims that men are nearly twice as likely as women to develop and die from virtually all cancers that can affect both sexes.
New report reinforces Cancerbackup’s research that cancer patients are grounded by travel insurance
22 May 2007"Today's research reinforces what Cancerbackup found last year - many cancer patients are unfairly discriminated against by insurance providers," says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup Chief Executive, in response to Macmillan's campaign launched today on the difficulty people affected by cancer have getting travel insurance.
Greater investment in radiotherapy services urgently needed to meet demand, says Cancerbackup
11 May 2007"It is just not acceptable that half of cancer patients that need radiotherapy are waiting over a month to receive it," says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup Chief Executive, in response to today's report by the National Radiotherapy Advisory Group on radiotherapy services in England.
Negotiations needed to ensure cancer patients in the UK don’t have a long wait for cancer treatments, says Cancerbackup
10 May 2007"Access to treatments is a complex issue, NICE and funding are just parts of the equation," says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup Chief Executive, in response to the Karolinska report, a global comparison on access to cancer treatments, released today.
Double boost for Cancerbackup charity appeal
03 May 2007Cancerbackup has received a double boost ahead of the launch of its major fund raising appeal, appointing the high-profile chairman, Sir Robert Phillis to head the prestigious appeal committee, and winning a major communications industry award for the charity’s promotional film showing how it helps people affected by cancer.
ABI move to make cancer cover clearer broadly welcomed by Cancerbackup
30 April 2007Today’s proposal by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) that all providers of private medical insurance (PMI) clearly explain how they cover cancer through common policy definitions has been hailed as a campaign success by the information charity, Cancerbackup.
The WPA policy dramatises a real problem within the NHS, says Cancerbackup
25 April 2007"The WPA policy dramatises a real problem within the NHS, but it will not help those patients struggling to access treatments right now," says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup Chief Executive, in response to the launch of a new cancer insurance policy.
NICE rejection leaves asbestos patients with no active treatment, says Cancerbackup
30 March 2007Cancerbackup respond to the NICE new interim guidance following the original negative decision upheld at appeal on Pemetrexed (Alimta) for the treatment of patients with mesothelioma.
NICE appeal ruling on Velcade signals positive step forward
29 March 2007The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s (NICE) decision to review its own ruling denying patients NHS access to an important drug for the treatment of myeloma, a rare form of bone marrow cancer, has been hailed as a significant development by a coalition of cancer charities.
Charity asks women to be their asset
20 March 2007Cancerbackup, the patient information charity, is encouraging women to take part in Scotland's most popular women-only timed road race and help raise funds to continue the free services it provides to anyone affected by cancer.
Cancer Research UK and Cancerbackup form strategic partnership to inform and empower patients
15 March 2007Cancer patients seeking facts about their diagnosis and treatment will soon be able to receive information prescriptions thanks to a new partnership between Britain's leading cancer charities, Cancer Research UK and Cancerbackup.
Lung cancer drug disappointment
09 March 2007Cancerbackup respond to today's negative appraisal by NICE for the use of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Disappointing lung cancer drug decision by NICE, says Cancerbackup
15 February 2007Cancerbackup respond to today's final decision by NICE not to approve pemetrexed (Alimta) for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Disappointing NICE decision for cancer drug, says Cancerbackup
05 February 2007"Today's decision is disappointing for people with head and neck cancer," says Stuart Danskin, Cancerbackup senior nurse, in response to today's initial decision by NICE not to recommend Cetuximab for the treatment of locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.
NICE decision disappointing for bowel cancer patients, says Cancerbackup
24 January 2007"Today's decision is very disappointing for patients with bowel cancer," says Sue Green, Cancerbackup Information Development Nurse, in response to today's decision by NICE to dismiss the appeal on Erbitux (Cetuximab).
Spice up your Burns Night with Cancerbackup
05 January 2007This Burns Night why not do something a little different and have a fundraising Rabbie Burns supper in aid of Cancerbackup.
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