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Ultra-sensitive blood tests could identify if breast cancer is likely to return YEARS in advance

ULTRA-SENSITIVE blood tests could save lives by identifying if breast cancer is likely to return years in advance, say scientists.The biopsy pinpoints

The Future of Funerals, from VR Clones To Water Cremations

From colourful dress codes and live streamed services to living funerals and holograms, life celebrations are starting to look very different

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[Free to disagree] Ending victimhood

Is a public display of indignation and grief the only way to heal?

How could a radio broadcast on self-examination have avoided creating misperceptions?

Last week I listened to a radio broadcast in which a woman in her 20s with breast cancer described how she examined her breast and found a lump. She is now being treated for breast cancer. The interviewer, an older woman, interviewed her gently with empathy. There was no challenge, as there would have been to a politician, and the result was misleading and probably had some harmful messages. The peg for the interview was the death from breast cancer of Kris Hallenga, the founder of CoppaFeel!, a breast awareness campaign. Hallenga was clearly a remarkable woman full of pazazz and humour. As the website of CoppaFeel! says: “In 2009 Kris was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at the age of 23, after being turned away from her GP for over a year. By the time she was diagnosed, it was terminal. Kris’ ambition was for no one else to find themselves in her position and so CoppaFeel! was born, to ensure breast cancers are diagnosed early and …