Health Awareness
Women’s Healthcare Q3 2023
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Probiotics: a partner in women’s intimate health
Pain, discomfort, sexual problems: women’s intimate health is not always an easy journey. Probiotics are an ideal support in the prevention of pain or alongside medical treatment or surgery. Professor Barbara Hersant, plastic and aesthetic surgeon who specialises in intimate surgery for women, shares her perspectives. It is rare for “bacteria” to be associated with...
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Everyone needs to know about the five gynaecological cancers
Did you know there are five gynaecological cancers? That’s the cancers that affect the female reproductive system (inside the pelvis and between the legs). If not, you aren’t alone; awareness of these cancers is shockingly low. The UK’s leading gynaecological cancer charity, The Eve Appeal, writes about the key signs and symptoms of these cancers...
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Improving the lives of breast cancer patients with a single-dose targeted radiotherapy
Targeted intraoperative radiation therapy presents a potential paradigm shift in breast cancer treatment delivered during surgery. Radiation therapy is an important part of breast cancer treatment. Usually, patients will have surgery to remove their tumour — and only afterwards receive rounds of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. However,...
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Touch, look, check: how to become breast aware and know your normal
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, around 5,000 women in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Whatever your age, it’s vital you are ‘breast aware.’ October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a dedicated time to spotlight breast cancer and spread important breast health awareness messages across society. One woman is diagnosed with breast...
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Why uterine fibroid patients need to be treated with more urgency
The need for a better understanding of uterine fibroids in the general population is pressing, with many patients presenting late for specialist support. Uterine fibroids (UF), also called leiomyomas or myomas, are growths that appear in the uterus. They are noncancerous and extremely common. When they enter the cavity of the womb, they can influence...
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Protected: Uterine fibroid embolisation: how to treat fibroids and why it’s effective
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Health hub model: how to improve access to women’s health services
A national women’s health hub model offers a wealth of opportunities, promising to improve the health and wellbeing of women and girls. This year, the Government announced funding for the national rollout of the Women’s Health Hub model in England. These community hubs present an opportunity to better meet the needs of women throughout their...
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Cervical cancer prevention in the UK — what are the tools we need?
The UK has the tools to help make cervical cancer a thing of the past; we need government action to get us there as soon as possible. Every day in the UK, nine women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and two women lose their lives. At Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, we know that the impact...
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What women can do to age healthily and effectively manage their menopause
Women should expect to live a third of their lives after menopause, which is a natural life stage. Declining levels of oestrogen following menopause can also be associated with symptoms; and for some women, these symptoms are extreme. In reproductive life, the ovaries release eggs, capable of developing into a pregnancy, if fertilisation occurs. The...
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Breast awareness during and after pregnancy
In our years of talking to young people about their breasts and chests, we noticed that pregnancy and breastfeeding were seen by many as a barrier to breast awareness. At CoppaFeel!, we know how important it is for everyone to get to know their bodies and to talk to their doctor if they notice any...
