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Cancer patients face worsening NHS delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to too few staff, radiology leaders have warned.A poll of all 60 directors of the UK's cancer centres by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) found 95 per cent felt staff shortages were leading to longer waiting times for appointments and delays in cancer treatment.

Cancer patients face worsening NHS delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to too few staff, radiology leaders have warned.A poll of all 60 directors of the UK's cancer centres by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) found 95% felt staff shortages were leading to longer waiting times for appointments and delays in cancer treatment.

Grammy Award-winning musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink sing about the unexpected humor they encountered during Marxer's seven-year fight with breast cancer in the concert film, All Wigged Out.Todd Rosenberg/Community Music Inc.When Grammy-Award-winning musician Marcy Marxer learned she had breast cancer, she didn't get sad or mad.

The Nationals have announced two roster moves ahead of their four-game series with the Chicago Cubs.The Washington Nationals recalled RHP Cory Abbott from Triple-A Rochester and placed RHP Chad Kuhl on the 15-day Injured List (retroactive to April 30) with right foot metatarsalgia on Monday afternoon.

The stench of sewage remained in a children's cancer ward even after its multimillion-pound makeover, an inquiry has heard.Emma Somerville, a senior charge nurse at the Schiehallion unit's ward 2a at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children, was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on Wednesday, which is looking into a series of contamination issues at what was billed as a state-of-the-art facility.

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins.Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

The White Sox embark on a six-game road trip against the Dodgers and Mariners starting Tuesday night, and they're going to need that good bullpen of theirs.You know, the good one they've featured in the last four-plus weeks, not the one that blew leads to the Marlins on consecutive days, sending the Sox (29-38) out of town on a down note but trailing the first-place Twins by only 4 ½ games in the sad-sacked AL Central.

CHICAGO - White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins.Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks returned to baseball on Monday night after a battle with cancer.At the top of the eighth inning of the White Sox's eventual 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, Hendriks made an emotional return after undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.The announcement over the loudspeakers that Hendriks was warming up in the bullpen was met with rapturous applause and when he eventually jogged onto the Guaranteed Rate Field, the crowd in attendance was on its feet welcoming the 34-year-old back.

Liam Hendriks is expected to be activated to the White Sox roster on Monday, according to the team and multiple reports.In conjunction with his activation, the White Sox posted a heartwarming video filled with admirable sayings from his teammates.Check out the video here."Liam is a special person and a big part of our team.

Cancer waiting times across the NHS in England have got worse, according to new data.Figures from NHS England show 61.0% of cancer patients who had their first treatment in April after an urgent GP referral had waited less than two months for treatment to start.This is down from 63.5% in March.The target is 85%.

A woman who lost her husband to a brain tumour has given birth to their second child through IVF just 16 months after he died.Jadsip Sumal had her daughter Amandeep on 9 April this year, more than a year after losing her husband Aman Sumal.Mr Sumal was diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour after suffering a seizure and headaches in August 2020.

Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to 3,200 on having a cataract removed and 15,075 on a new hip, amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists.Across the UK last year 272,000 people used their own funds to cover the cost of having an operation or diagnostic procedure at a private hospital.

A terminally ill woman who ticked off a bucket list of ambitions has died, her mother has said.Laura Nuttall, 23, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer in autumn 2018 following a routine eye test.She was initially told by medics treating the condition, glioblastoma multiforme, that she would have 12 months to live.

A grandfather who beat cancer with experimental therapy has urged members of the public to join research studies.Stephen Cossins, 71, from Amersham in Buckinghamshire, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a rare type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.When the cancer began to spread around his body, he took part in a clinical trial looking at drugs that block the growth of the cancer.

Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer are to be offered a lifeline treatment after it was approved for NHS use.NHS England said that it was rolling out a life-extending combination of drugs which can halt disease progression for twice as long as standard chemotherapy.The health service said between 500 and 700 women will benefit every year.

Two parents have launched a campaign to increase herpes testing and awareness after their three-year-old son died from the virus.Raffy Holliday, from Deal in Kent, passed away at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in March after suffering from swelling on the brain directly caused by human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B).

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity has launched its biggest-ever fundraising appeal to raise 300 million for a new world-leading cancer centre.The charity hopes to take the first strides towards the Build it.Beat it campaign's total when runners take part in the TCS London Marathon on April 23 with a goal to raise 3.5 million.

A charity which supports patients with the most common form of eye cancer is calling on the NHS to end its devastating failure to fund a treatment which can significantly boost survival.Around 750 cases of ocular or uveal melanoma are diagnosed in the UK every year and around 50% of these lead to a secondary cancer, known as metastases.

It felt strange when Jose Mejia Sr. wasn't there the first day at practice, the longtime assistant coach's presence missed when running laps and hopping into drills and sharing some trademark wisdom.Afterward, St. Genevieve High boys' soccer coach Jose Mejia Jr. gathered his team with a heavy heart and told them the news - his father had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A new drug that potentially works against all main types of primary bone cancer in children has been described by the scientists who developed it as the most important drug discovery in the field for nearly half a century.

CHICAGO - Liam Hendriks is ready to rejoin the Chicago White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The White Sox posted a video on Twitter on Sunday welcoming Hendriks back to the team, and the eccentric closer confirmed his return in an Instagram post that read, "See you soon Southside," along with Monday's date.

Liam Hendriks is expected to be activated to the White Sox roster on Monday, according to the team.Hendriks, 34, was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkins in early December 2022.On January 7, he announced his diagnosis via social media.From December to April, Hendriks went through four rounds of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Grab your tickets, quickly.Liam Hendriks could return to the mound at "the beginning of next week or the end of next week," according to White Sox skipper Pedro Grifol.Hendriks will not pitch this week, according to Grifol.But Hendriks plans to fly in to meet with Grifol and the White Sox either Thursday or Friday about the next steps.

Liam Hendriks is picking up right where he left off.Less than 10 days after announcing he was in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Chicago White Sox closer returned to the mound in an extended Spring Training game and dominated.The three-time All-Star struck out four batters in his first appearance on a mound this year.

GLENDALE, Ariz.- White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said right-hander Lance Lynn will start the team's Cactus League opener against the Padres on Saturday, with most of the team's regulars playing behind him at Camelback Ranch.Lynn is ahead of the other starters because of preparations for the World Baseball Classic.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect inning in his first minor-league rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday in Gwinnett, Ga.Hendriks has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.He announced on April 20 he was cancer-free after completing chemotherapy on April 5.
"First game out, it was nice being in the bullpen, getting that camaraderie going," Hendriks said in a videoconference call Friday night.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect inning in his first minor-league rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday in Gwinnett, Ga.Hendriks has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.He announced on April 20 he was cancer-free after completing chemotherapy on April 5.
"First game out, it was nice being in the bullpen, getting that camaraderie going," Hendriks said in a videoconference call Friday night.