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Most people don’t have serious long term effects from radiotherapy. But because Hodgkin lymphoma treatment is so successful and people are living a long time after treatment, doctors are beginning to see problems emerging many years later.
Research has found that women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiotherapy when they were under 30 years of age have an increased risk of developing another cancer later in life. The highest risk is the possible development of breast cancer approximately 10 years later. This is caused by radiotherapy to the chest area.

Last night, (12th June) ITV aired “Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon,” did you manage to watch it? This exposure documentary focused on Ian Paterson, the disgraced breast surgeon who carried out thousands of needless and damaging operations and years of unnecessary scans, check-ups, and other appointments. And if those patients were from an affluent postcode, he always encouraged the private option.

We all know that an early cancer diagnosis is key to improving survival rates. That’s why the recent news, revealed in a 52- page MP’s report, is so shocking.

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. The impact has been huge in almost every aspect of our day, from work to education, mental health, and family life.

The Government recently announced that an independent enquiry is going to take place following the realisation that 450,000 women in England have been failed by the NHS as they were not sent out their final routine breast cancer screening when they should have been, at around the age of 70.

Ian Paterson, the disgraced breast surgeon who was jailed for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations, recently appealed his 15 year jail sentence.