The seven types of cancer linked to drinking alcohol
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol to raise awareness about the link ...
I was fit and healthy, exercising 5 times a week until ‘ill-fitting bra’ uncovered deadly truth – 20 tumours in my liver
A FIT and healthy woman assumed an ache in her chest was caused by an ill-fitting bra – but it was something far more ...
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How Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Diagnosed?
Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a combination of digestive symptoms, including ...
I thought I was going through menopause but it was actually cancer — the symptoms I ignored
Dawn Willis, 58, is now cancer-free and is speaking out in the hopes of raising awareness and hopefully “saving someone’s life.” ...
'I ignored cancer symptoms for a year, I thought it was menopause'
Dawn, from Canterbury, Kent, said: "I was so angry with myself when I got the diagnosis as I had ignored the symptoms. So ...
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Experts Reveal What Your Bowel Movements Mean for Your Health
Many doctors use the Bristol stool chart to help evaluate the health of bowel movements. The chart is a form scale, meaning ...
I thought my bigger belly was middle-aged spread - before I was diagnosed with a rare cancer. The treatment almost destroyed me... these are the symptoms you can'…
How a radical surgical approach saved the life of a neonatal nurse practitioner with a rare abdominal cancer - but meant ...
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New bowel cancer test shows greater than 90% accuracy in high-risk patients
A study has found which patients at higher risk of bowel cancer could benefit from a new test (Alamy/PA) A new method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90% accurate at predicting which ...
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New test detects bowel cancer five years before it happens
A new method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90% accurate at predicting which higher risk people will develop the disease, research has shown. People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ...
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Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS)
Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is also known as anterior resection syndrome. It’s a collection of bowel symptoms that can happen after surgery to remove all or part of your rectum. These ...