Helen Perks BSc.

04/02/2026

This article echoes what I’m seeing everywhere right now.

So many young women. So many late-stage diagnoses. Grade 4 appears far too often, and it raises uncomfortable questions about early warning signs, missed opportunities, and prevention.

Something is not right, and it deserves serious attention, not dismissal.

This is why prevention, early education, and listening sooner matters so much. ☺️



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New research provides fresh evidence of a troubling and puzzling trend: the number of young women being diagnosed with cancer is rising.

While the overall cancer burden remains higher among men, women are now disproportionately affected by early-onset cancers. Incidence of cancer among women aged 15-49 increased by 16 per cent across Europe from 2000 to 2022. The early-onset incidence among men remained stable.

The drivers of the increase were significant upticks in breast and thyroid cancer, skin melanoma and colorectal cancers. Breast and thyroid cancers account for 80 per cent of the increase. Among men, numbers of early-onset cancer remained stable.

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04/02/2026

Today is World Cancer Day.

This is my dad.

He loved music, loved to laugh, he was a devoted husband, a wonderful dad, and the most proud grandad.

He is also the reason I do the work I do today.

My dad was misdiagnosed for years. What was repeatedly labelled as IBS turned out to be neuroendocrine cancer. By the time the truth was known, everything had already changed.

Cancer does not only affect the person with the diagnosis, it affects partners, children, parents, grandchildren, work, finances, sleep, relationships, and the emotional fabric of a family.

I remember the fear, the waiting, the ambulance calls, the hospital corridors, and the phone call from my dad’s consultant, telling me I needed to get my mum to the hospital as he wanted to let her and my dad know that he had weeks to live.

That moment never leaves you!

This is why I am the eyes and ears for my clients. It is why I ask the questions that do not always get asked, why I help people advocate calmly and safely for further investigation and support, and why I sit with families who feel frightened, unheard, or overwhelmed.

I’m not only a clinician, I’m a daughter who has lived the emotional, psychological, and spiritual impact of cancer.

My dad’s legacy is not just in who he was, but in the care, compassion, and determination I bring to every person and family I support. This work has shaped the last 13 years of my clinical practice, and I carry that responsibility with care.

On World Cancer Day, I remember him, and I stand with every family walking this road.

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today.

Helen Perks BSc
The Cancer Nutritionist

BSc Nutritional Medicine | Registered Nutritional Therapist
mBANT | rCNHC | Functional & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
AFMCP Graduate | Systems Approach to Cancer (SATC)

📩 info@helenperks.com
🌐 www.helenperks.com

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today

04/02/2026

World Cancer Day.

This video isn’t about statistics or slogans, it’s about what too often gets missed.

Cancer doesn’t start at diagnosis, and prevention is not about blame or fear.

It’s about understanding the years that come before, and the support people need long after treatment ends.

I see every day how much people are left to join the dots themselves, often when they are already exhausted, frightened, or overwhelmed.

Education matters, context matters, and listening matters.

This is the work I do, alongside medical care, supporting people before, during and after cancer treatment.

Prevention is not fear, it is empowerment.

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today.

Helen Perks BSc
The Cancer Nutritionist

BSc Nutritional Medicine | Registered Nutritional Therapist
mBANT | rCNHC | Functional & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
AFMCP Graduate | Systems Approach to Cancer (SATC)

📩 info@helenperks.com
🌐 www.helenperks.com

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today

03/02/2026

“I just came out of the doctor’s appointment feeling elated.”

When I hear that line from a client, it always makes me happy.

This was from someone living with autoimmune and inflammatory health challenges, who had been prepared for resistance from her GP, and instead felt heard.

Since working together:

🌿 Her overall wellbeing has improved
🌿 Inflammation has reduced
🌿 Body composition has shifted without restriction
🌿 Food has become nourishing and enjoyable again
🌿 Her GP has agreed to further investigations

This is what happens when we do things properly.

Not chasing symptoms, no pushing supplements blindly, and not working against the NHS.

Instead, supporting the body, gathering the right information, and helping clients advocate for themselves, calmly, clearly, and safely.

This is the work I’ve been doing for over 13 years, and it never gets old.

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today

Helen Perks BSc
The Cancer Nutritionist

BSc Nutritional Medicine | Registered Nutritional Therapist
mBANT | rCNHC | Functional & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
AFMCP Graduate | Systems Approach to Cancer (SATC)

📩 info@helenperks.com
🌐 www.helenperks.com

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today

02/02/2026

I didn’t ignore my health because I didn’t care, I ignored it because I was busy living.

Until I wasn’t!

Losing my health meant losing my independence, my income, my social life, my confidence, and large parts of who I thought I was.

17 years of M.E. Weeks bedbound, endless medical appointments, feeling isolated, and eventually realising that the NHS didn’t have answers for me.

So I had to start asking better questions.

That journey led me to retrain, to study nutritional medicine, functional and lifestyle medicine, and later a postgraduate Systems Approach to Cancer qualification. Not because I wanted a new career, but because I never wanted to take my health for granted again.

We’re taught to invest in homes, cars, holidays, life experiences, but no one teaches us how to invest in the body that makes all of that possible.

This isn’t about blame, it’s about understanding root causes, supporting the body earlier, and giving people information they were never offered in the first place.

If you’re going through cancer, chronic illness, or you’re simply trying to protect your future health. you’re not alone, and you’re not imagining that there’s more to look at.

This is why I do what I do.
I share daily, evidence-based guidance for people who want clarity, not overwhelm.

Come join me. for nourishing food, practical lifestyle support, and thoughtful supplement education, shared with care, context, and compassion.

02/02/2026

I didn’t ignore my health because I didn’t care, I ignored it because I was busy living.

Until I wasn’t!

Losing my health meant losing my independence, my income, my social life, my confidence, and large parts of who I thought I was.

17 years of M.E. Weeks bedbound, endless medical appointments, feeling isolated, and eventually realising that the NHS didn’t have answers for me.

So I had to start asking better questions.

That journey led me to retrain, to study nutritional medicine, functional and lifestyle medicine, and later a postgraduate Systems Approach to Cancer qualification. Not because I wanted a new career, but because I never wanted to take my health for granted again.

We’re taught to invest in homes, cars, holidays, life experiences, but no one teaches us how to invest in the body that makes all of that possible.

This isn’t about blame, it’s about understanding root causes, supporting the body earlier, and giving people information they were never offered in the first place.

If you’re going through cancer, chronic illness, or you’re simply trying to protect your future health. you’re not alone, and you’re not imagining that there’s more to look at.

This is why I do what I do.
I share daily, evidence-based guidance for people who want clarity, not overwhelm.

Come join me. for nourishing food, practical lifestyle support, and thoughtful supplement education, shared with care, context, and compassion.

01/02/2026

One of the most overlooked parts of cancer support is how the body clears waste and inflammation.

The lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump like the heart. It relies on movement.

That doesn’t mean HIIT or pushing through exhaustion. Often, it means gentle, consistent movement that supports immune function and recovery.

This is something I address with clients at every stage, because resilience isn’t built by force.

If this was helpful, I share evidence-led clinical pearls like this regularly.

If you have a cancer-related nutrition or lifestyle question, feel free to ask. ☺️

29/01/2026

Vitamin D is essential in cancer care, but supplementation should never be guesswork.

It plays a role in immune function and pathways linked to recognised hallmarks of cancer, which is why levels matter. But taking vitamin D without testing, dosing blindly, and never rechecking is not good enough.

Test first, then supplement appropriately, retest, then adjust.

Right nutrient, right dose, right time,
That is how supplements become supportive, not risky.

Helen Perks BSc.
The Cancer Nutritionist
BSc Nutritional Medicine | Registered Nutritional Therapist
mBANT | rCNHC | Functional & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner

📩 info@helenperks.com
🌐 www.helenperks.com

RESPECT® Your Future by Nourishing Today.