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Aug 2015

Cancer diagnosed in initial stages triples chance of survival

Figures have revealed that if cancer diagnosed early, patients are three times more likely to survive the disease, stressing the importance of symptoms being picked up by patients and doctors before tumours have a chance to spread. The analysis undertaken by Cancer Research UK showed that 80 per cent of patients with one of the…

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11
Aug 2015

Study suggests that music played in the operation room is distracting

According to a recent study, playing music during surgery can be off-putting and surgeons should think carefully about including this in the operating theatre. For the study, which was published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, 20 operations across two UK hospitals were observed. Music was played in 16 of the operations. Multiple cameras were…

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11
Aug 2015

Cancer survival in England lagging behind other countries

A study published in the British Journal of Cancer has suggested that the track record for cancer survival in England is lagging behind other countries with comparable health systems. The researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine studied survival rates for breast, lung, rectal, colon, ovarian and stomach cancers, comparing them to…

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10
Aug 2015

Chadwick Lawrence Advise on Sale of The Kerfoot Group

‘We may not be the biggest but we can punch way above our weight’. So says solicitor Steven Bonfield Head of the Corporate and Contracts Division of relative newcomers to Leeds, Chadwick Lawrence LLP. Steven led the legal team which represented the nine shareholders of The Kerfoot Group Limited who last week completed their sale…

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04
Aug 2015

GPs to assist patients in choosing the best hospital

As part of a drive towards an ‘honest’ NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently announced that each time a patient is referred to a hospital for treatment, their GP will be required to inform them on average waiting times. Patients will also be provided with data about the quality of their local hospital. The minister…

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04
Aug 2015

Link found between cancer and poor sleep patterns

A study, reported in the journal Current Biology, has revealed that in tests on mice, irregular sleeping patterns have clearly been shown to lead to cancer, lending weight to concerns about the impact of shift work on health. During the study, mice that had an increased risk of developing breast cancer had their body’s internal…

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