Ms Verite Reily Collins

Published May 26th, 2011 | Last updated January 19th, 2012
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  • Winter foods for a cancer patient

    Published January 19th, 2012 | Last updated February 10th, 2012

    At this cold time of year, we get bombarded with advice to take this supplement or that, ensure we are getting extra doses of this vitaminEssential substances that cannot be produced by the body and so must be acquired from the diet. or that. For a cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. patient this can lead to massive amounts of advice from friends and family to take “vitamin X, Y or Z” to keep you healthy. Current research, however, says you are unlikely to need extra vitamins, as long as you are eating a sensible, varied diet and are getting plenty of veg and fruit.

  • Top Tips for Surviving Cancer - from a Cancer Survivor

    By Ms Verite Reily Collins, Cancer Survivor

    “Do you have Hot Flushes?”

    Each time I visited my cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. surgeon, he was desperate to offer me advice on how to deal with Hot Flushes. But this was the last hormonal drug side effect that bothered me. For the first time since I caught polio, hot flushes meant I was warm in the winter. 

    But side effects can be a huge worry to many patients, causing endless trouble, and eventually forcing many patients to give up hormonal drug treatment – even though these expensive drugs are designed to prolong life. Presenting with horrendous side effects, and being told by doctors in Britain that they could offer no solution, eventually led me to setting up a web site called Having Fun After Cancer. 

    At first my Cancer treatment was a doddle. Five days after diagnosisThe process of determining which condition a patient may have. I had a lumpectomy. Radiotherapy started a few days later, and again no problems - except fatigue. 

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