‘I want to help other sufferers’ Facebook boss with incurable cancer opens up

ONE of Nicola Mendelsohn’s favourite sayings – displayed on posters around the London offices of Facebook where she is the company’s vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa – is: “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” It was intended to encourage blue-sky thinking at work but for the past 15 months […]

Facebook’s most senior European executive reveals that she has incurable blood cancer (FB)

Tim Whitby/Getty Images for Advertising Week Facebook’s most senior European executive was diagnosed with blood cancer in November 2016. Nicola Mendelsohn’s cancer is slow growing and those affected can live for 10 years after diagnosis. She said telling her children was the hardest moment of her life. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s vice president for Europe, the […]

Dementia: Eating THIS could speed up the progress of the incurable disease

Scientists have discovered a direct link between higher levels of glucose in the brain and worsening symptoms of the incurable disease, the most common form of dementia. Similarities between Alzheimer’s and diabetes have been suspected for 30 years, but they have been diffi cult to prove. However, the study has found a connection between abnormalities […]

Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, 65, has incurable cancer

Kerry Fraser, who refereed more than 2,000 NHL games in a 30-year career and is widely known for an infamous non-call on Wayne Gretzky during the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs he later admitted was a mistake, has incurable cancer. Following genetic blood testing recently, the 65-year-old native of Sarnia, Ont., was diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia, […]

Cancer news: Jodie Kidd blasts ‘stiff British upper lip’ to incurable illnesses

JODIE KIDD is supporting a new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of modern treatments for incurable cancer patients, by talking about the ‘precious’ time she spent with her sister-in-law Sandy who died earlier this year. Daily Express :: Health Feed

Cancer news: Jodie Kidd blasts 'stiff British upper lip' to incurable illnesses

GETTY Cancer treatment: Jodie Kidd is raising awareness about incurable cancers Jodie Kidd has spoken out about the lessons she has learnt from losing her sister-in-law to cancer earlier this year. The 38-year-old TV presenter and former model revealed how she regrets not making the most of Sandy’s last months alive before losing her to […]