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Inside Ronnie Wood's health battle - cancer diagnosis and 'making everyday precious' - dailystar.co.uk - Britain
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Inside Ronnie Wood's health battle - cancer diagnosis and 'making everyday precious'
Rolling Stones icon Ronnie Wood has spoken openly about his health in recent years - including battling cancer twice since 2017.The star was diagnosed with cancer for a second time during lockdown in 2020, with Ronnie admitting that it has taken "a lot of fighting, a lot of stamina" as he fought the disease.However, he has since revealed that he has been given the all-clear - as he prepares to embark on a tour with his Rolling Stones band mates across Europe - including several dates in the UK.As Ronnie turns 75 years old today (June 1, 2022), Daily Star takes a look at his health battles - and how he is planning to "make everyday precious".In 2017, Ronnie Wood revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.Macmillan Cancer Support explains that lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with around 47,000 people diagnosed with it each year.The star attributed to his 50 years of smoking "25-30 cigarettes a day," and told The Express that at the time he dedicated "time to say goodbye" to loved ones, admitting that the disease "could have been curtains" for him.Following his diagnosis, Ronnie underwent an extensive procedure, which involved a five hour operation to remove part of his lung.One year later, the rock icon received the news that the surgery had been a success and that he was a cancer free.However in 2021, Ronnie opened up about battling cancer for a second time in five years, after he was diagnosed with small-cell cancer during lockdown.Small-cell cancer commonly arises in the lung but can affect areas such as the prostate, pancreas, bladder or lymph nodes.Macmillan Cancer Support explains that small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) makes up around 15 percent of all lung cancers, with non-small cell
Chinese funeral home forced to give 'disrespectful' Covid tests to dead people - dailystar.co.uk - China - Britain - city Shenzhen
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Chinese funeral home forced to give 'disrespectful' Covid tests to dead people
China's attempts to remove all traces of Covid from the country have now taken a strange twist.A new edict from officials has been given to funeral homes, and it demands that they test the dead for the virus which is still ravaging the country.The government-backed Shenzhen Funeral Home was given the order last week, after case numbers in the city continued to be reported.Across the entire country, new cases discovered were reported to be 6,392 yesterday (May 28), with around 64,488 active cases across the entire country.Since the pandemic began, China has had more than 1.2 million cases – but only 5,226 deaths.This hasn't stopped the Chinese government from pushing ahead with its “zero Covid” policy, which is something Labour's Richard Burgon pushed for in the UK throughout the pandemic.And now a funeral home in Shenzhen has been told to test the dead for Covid.The hope is, is that anyone who tests positive will be isolated so that mourners won't catch Covid at open-casket funerals.The edict was shown to website Sixth Tone, who said: “An operator at Shenzhen’s city service hotline said they were unable to locate official documents and policies requiring a nucleic acid test of the deceased.“Shenzhen has made negative results from the past 72 hours mandatory to access public transport and crowded spaces since early April.“Such requirements sometimes resulted in tragedies for those in urgent need of medical treatment during the lockdown in other cities.”The testing of the dead policy was slammed by some online locally as “ethically and emotionally unacceptable”, while being criticised for showing “little respect to the dead”.One user on Chinese social media site Weibo wrote: “I’m not sure if I would have to wear a mask for
Louise Thompson - Louise Thompson shares frightening health scare on holiday after heavy bleeding sent her into ‘deep panic mode’ - metro.co.uk - Britain - city Athens
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Louise Thompson shares frightening health scare on holiday after heavy bleeding sent her into ‘deep panic mode’
Chelsea star Louise Thompson has offered an insight into a ‘very scary situation’ after she started bleeding on holiday.The former reality TV star, 32, was enjoying baby son Leo-Hunter’s first trip abroad when she went into ‘deep panic mode.’Louise was holidaying with her family in Mykonos when the issue arose, relating to an existing medical condition she suffers from called ulcerative colitis (UC).The condition is an incurable autoimmune condition which causes someone’s colon to become inflamed and bleed after small ulcers develop.According to the NHS, UC affects around 146,000 people in the UK.Louise took to her Instagram story to give her fans and update, writing: ‘Radio silence yesterday because I had a very scary UC situation where I started bleeding A LOT without any muscular contractions and it sent me into deep panic mode.’She added that she finds ‘excessive bleeding pretty triggering’ after a traumatic birth of her son.‘Couldn’t get to grips with the idea of a 1 hour air ambulance to Athens if things got bad so I booked a flight to come home – but after a chat with a wonderful gastro I’ve decided to stay,’ she added.Louise then shared a second photo to show she was eating a ‘colitis friendly breakfast’ of eggs, salmon, white bread and melon.The influencer has been open about her condition in the past in a bid to raise awareness, previously explaining that her ‘goal’ is to be ‘in remission’ she she ‘doesn’t have any symptoms.’‘You have it for life and there’s no cure, but you have periods of remission and then you also have flare ups,’ she explained.‘With regards to day-to-day life, when I’m in remission I don’t have any symptoms – so that’s the goal.‘You want to manage your body so you can get to that place and
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