I turned 50 in September and, as well as presents and good wishes, I received an invitation to attend my first mammogram. I’d registered a few months before and was pleased to have the chance to get m

Vaccines prevent the spread of disease and protect people from serious illnesses. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the last week of April as “world immunisation week”, during which i

The year 2026 marks three decades since I ...

Sitting beside the hospital bed where my 15-year-old daughter Leoni lay, I clutched her hand. ‘It’s cancer,’ I said, fighting back tears. Seeing her bewildered face staring back at me, my heart broke.

In last week’s article, I shared that I was recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Having had no symptoms, no lump, no nipple discharge or skin puckering, it was picked up by my first mamm

Last week, I spoke about my surprise at receiving news that microcalcifications had been found on a routine mammogram. I’d had no symptoms and had been blasé about being recalled for a second scan, bu