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Dad putting cancer-scare leg to work

(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)

JUST a year ago, David Robertson was on top of the world. But when he started to get pains in his leg and feel lethargic just before Christmas, he went to the doctor. By the time baby Callum arrived on New Year's Day, Mr Robertson had been referred to the Western General for tests. And just as he should have been settling into his role as a new dad, his leg began to swell and he was admitted to hospital. On 12 January he was diagnosed with a type of cancer called non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

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Twins spurred man's cancer fight

(BBC 07/10/2009)

A man who survived four bouts of cancer in 16 years said the driving force behind his fight for survival was seeing his twins grow up. David Iron, 55, from Faversham, Kent, had suffered skin cancer and non-Hodgkins lymphoma before another cancer spread from his colon to the liver. Dr Julie Sharp, of Cancer Research UK, said his recovery from three different types of cancer was "unique". Mr Iron said he was thankful to have seen his children into adulthood.

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Wine boosts cancer survival rates

(The Scotsman 22/04/2009)

DRINKING wine can increase the survival of patients with lymph cancer, research suggests. Scientists who analysed data on 546 women with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma found that wine drinkers had a 76 per cent chance of living five years compared with a 68 per cent survival rate for non-wine drinkers. Beer and spirits consumption was not found to have the same effect [early research].

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Cancer fight

(BBC 08/04/2009)

This video series talks to those in the public eye about their personal reasons for speaking out. James Landale, the BBC News Channel chief political correspondent, talks about the realities of living with cancer - and even how some positives have come out of it. James was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) at the end of last year. He has since undergone six cycles of chemotherapy and hopes to get back to work soon.

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Cats and dogs cut their owners' cancer risk by a third, researchers say

(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)

US Researchers studied more than 4,000 patients to see if owning a pet slashed their chances of getting cancer. Dr Jodie Moffat, health information officer at Cancer Research UK said: 'This study presents some evidence that owning a pet may reduce the risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. However much more research is needed to provide a conclusive link.'

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Drug that uses the body's cells to blast cancer

(Daily Mail 14/08/2008)

Cancer patients (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) have seen their tumours blasted into submission by a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells.

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Tobacco 'could help treat cancer'

(BBC 21/07/2008)

The tobacco plant - a cause of cancer - may offer the means to treat one form of the disease, a study suggests.

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