While not your standard topic for dinner time conversation, gynecological health is an important issue among women that is often brushed under the carpet and forgotten about – until it’s too late. Vaginal cancer is a very rare disease – just 250 cases are diagnosed in the UK each year – and is most commonly…
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Typically, women don’t notice cervical cancer symptoms until an advanced stage. Recognizing cervical cancer symptoms may help detect it early, when it’s most treatable. 1) Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding The first noticeable system of cervical cancer is usually abnormal vaginal bleeding. This includes abnormal periods, bleeding between periods, after sexual intercourse, after menopause, and after a…
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Researchers have identified a gene mutation that can increase a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer. In a new study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers found that mutations in a gene called BRIP1 raised a woman’s chance of getting ovarian cancer in her lifetime to approximately 5%. That’s nearly three…
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Eight women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK every day, and three women will lose their lives to the disease. Thanks to cervical screening and the HPV vaccination program, cervical cancer is now largely preventable – although uptake of cervical screening is now going down every year. On Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, from…
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In 2014, researchers released a shocking statistic: The human papillomavirus (HPV) infects 91 percent of men and 84 percent of women in the United States who have ever had sex — most of them by age 45. Currently, about 79 million Americans have HPV, and the virus infects 14 million more each year, making it…
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