chickenpox

Woman, 32, develops skin cancer from a chickenpox scar which was 27 years old

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A woman has told how she developed skin cancer out of a scar left over from her battle with chickenpox as a five-year-old. Louise Thorell, 32, from Ashington in Northumberland, needed three operations to remove the basal cell carcinoma. For years she had been embarrassed by the white scar beneath her right eye from her … Read more

Every baby in the UK could get the chickenpox vaccine

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Government scientists are considering a national campaign to vaccinate all babies against chickenpox – almost a decade after they last looked at the possibility. While many consider the childhood illness a rite of passage – and for most it is relatively harmless – for a few it can lead to serious complications, including sepsis, pneumonia … Read more