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Contribution Of OG Cancer Team Invaluable In Patient Journey

14th July 2021 / CHARITY, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE, REAL LIFE, Tina Calder / By Excalibur Team

As the incidence of oesophageal-gastric cancers continues to rise, the contribution of the healthcare professionals, who take charge of patients’ care has never been more vital. Louise Collins is one of three oesophageal-gastric (OG) Clinical Nurse Specialists based at the City Hospital in Belfast. Louise and her colleagues, Karen Graham and Maureen Toner, look after […]

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MLA Speaks Of His Journey With Oesophageal Cancer

31st May 2021 / CHARITY, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE / By Jonathan Traynor

The support that I was given the whole way through was just amazing When East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, was having difficulty getting food down, he had never heard of oesophageal cancer, yet within a few short weeks he was on a journey that saw chemotherapy, surgery and a roller coaster ride of emotions. That

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Castlewellan Pharmacist Urges People To Know The Symptoms Following Oesophageal Cancer Diagnosis

25th May 2021 / HEALTH, LIFESTYLE, NEWS / By Excalibur Team

When thirty-four-year-old Leanne Molloy found that she had to stand up and ‘jiggle’ her body to get food to go down, she knew she had a problem! “I suffer from anxiety” Leanne, 35, said: “so when I started to feel that my heart was missing a beat, I had an ECG. Unfortunately, the first lockdown

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