This week I am pleased to introduce our first guest blog written by Clare Baumhauer, who works relentlessly to raise awareness of vulval cancer, a gynaecological cancer most people have never heard of. I had never heard of it before my own womb cancer diagnosis. It was only after when I started to find out […]
There are many risk factors identified for womb cancer. It is the 4th most common cancer in women in the UK. The top three are breast, lung and colorectal cancers. While researchers don’t know what causes womb cancer, they know there are factors that can increase your chances of developing it. Some of these risk […]
Cancer survivors and previvors often feel anxious. We are more likely to question every ache and pain and wonder if it is cancer. I just had my one-year checkup, which, I am grateful to say, was all good. There are no signs of the cancer returning. I didn’t think I felt that anxious before the […]
Colonoscopies are an important part of the care plan for people with Lynch syndrome. The NHS in the UK screens carriers every 18 months, other countries operate on different timescales. My first colonoscopy wasn’t exactly a soaring success. The doctor had to abandon the procedure thanks to some complications. What Is a Colonoscopy? A colonoscopy […]
Some people get cancer at a young age for no apparent reason. For me, there was an underlying condition: Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome is a hereditary cancer syndrome. It is one of the most common inherited conditions, with estimates suggesting 1 in 300 people may have it. Lynch syndrome carriers have an alteration in a […]
Welcome back! I’m glad you have returned to read my latest post as it contains very important information about womb cancer. As I mentioned in my first post, one of the key reasons for this blog is to spread awareness of womb cancer. While there are some more common and obvious symptoms such as vaginal […]