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Dominic O'Connor
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
In the trenches with a PhD
In a nutshell, the life of a PhD researcher involves around: 1) learning your area, 2) learning how to carry out research 3) presenting at academic conferences, and 4) writing research papers. Now for some this might sound boring. Luckily there is a little more to it than this such as travelling the world, meeting experts in their field and flexible working hours. So, to do number 1, we must first do number 2, 3 and 4. To be able to carry out points 3 and 4, we must generate
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Dominic O'Connor
- Feb 11, 2018
- 3 min
Geriatric oncology – are we overlooking the underlying complications of ageing?
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, only second to cardiovascular disease. It is a disease, which can affect anyone; it doesn’t care if you are young or old, male or female. The number of new cases reported each year is increasing, and this is partly due to our growing and ageing global population. Now things sound bad, but fortunately because of continually improving cancer treatments, long-term prognosis is better than ever for many survivors and people are livi
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Dominic O'Connor
- Aug 23, 2017
- 2 min
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation: an alternative therapy in cancer rehabilitation?
Currently more than 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer annually, with the number of cases set to increase by 50% between now and 2030. However, fortunately due to earlier detection and better cancer treatments people are living longer with an 8% and 3% decrease in cancer mortality in men and women respectively reported since 2011. Exercise can be used throughout the cancer journey to improve both function and psychological well-being. Currently it is the most cost e
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