Rebuilding the centre
Article Abstract:
The Bristol Cancer Help Centre (BCHC) is fighting for survival after the damage inflicted on it by the announcement, in 1990, of the results of a survey that implied that complementary therapy kills women with breast cancer. It was quickly acknowledged that the report was flawed and the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, the charities that had authorised its publication, subsequently apologised to members of the Bristol Survey Support Group, formed to defend the BCHC's therapies. Efforts are now being made to establish closer links between the BCHC and the NHS.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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The luck of the draw
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Breast cancer clinical trials in which treatment is randomly allocated may undermine patients' confidence. Women suffering from ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) are being invited to take part in clinical trials as no effective treatment has been established. Treatment may be radiotherapy, tamoxifen, a combination of both or no treatment at all. A patient must select a treatment if unwilling to participate. Women may be upset by the emphasis on a future generation's health.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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Screening in doubt
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According to research at the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Denmark, routine breast cancer screening may not be the best method of detecting and curing the disease early on. The researchers said that aggressive treatment may still be more beneficial than screening.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2001
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