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• Molecular Radiotherapy Series No.6 – Information for parents of children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment

  This page is for parents, carers and family members who are acting as comforters and carers for children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment.

• Women’s mental agility is better during menstruation

  Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH).

• Publications and Reading Material

  The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) and the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) have worked in partnership with the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme to engage with communities less likely to access health information through usual NHS channels. The societies provide feedback from people that share the same population background or have experience of the condition and to feed into the programme updates and improvements. 

• What is acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)?

  Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is a form of cancer that develops in your bone marrow and affects your blood cells.

• Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

  An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

• Treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

  Your acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) treatment will be delivered within a number of comprehensive specialised services led by medical and nursing cancer care experts.

• What is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

  Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a form of cancer that affects the cells in the bone marrow, the soft material inside your bones.

• Publications and Reading Material

  The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) and the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) have worked in partnership with the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme to engage with communities less likely to access health information through usual NHS channels. The societies provide feedback from people that share the same population background or have experience of the condition and to feed into the programme updates and improvements. 

• Treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

  Your treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) will be delivered within a number of comprehensive specialised services led by medical and nursing cancer care experts.

• Patient educational materials

  Education and training videos for Red Cell Network patients