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Rare cancer campaign launched for Nottinghamshire baby
A campaign has been launched to raise money for medical research after a Nottinghamshire baby boy was born with a rare form of cancer.
Austin Clift was born in September with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, which affects about one in 200,000 children.
Children’s teams have been playing a charity football tournament in West Bridgeford in aid of Histiocytosis Research Trust.
The trust said about 50 children each year were diagnosed in the UK.
‘Spread to liver’
Austin’s father, Andy Clift, from East Leake, said his son was born with a rash from head to toe which doctors thought was chicken pox.
The baby was later diagnosed as having the rare cancer which can cause damage to parts of the body including bone marrow, skin, lungs, liver and brain.
Who cares for the carers?
The Irish Times – Saturday, May 26, 2012
FAMILY CARERS ARE often invisible
Caring for a loved one is difficult at the best of times, but reduced services, economic insecurity and an ageing population have made life tougher for people minding elderly or disabled relatives. ROSITA BOLAND looks at carers’ changing role
Macmillan warns new NHS ‘friends and family test’ falls short for patients
Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, says:
“We welcome the Government’s recommendations announced today to improve the quality of nursing care in hospitals. The proposed ‘friends and family test’ is a good start to highlight which hospitals need to improve their care but it is too basic to make real improvements on the ground.
