Reliable information on the swine flu virus

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Consultant Gynaecologist Adrian Lower looks at the investigation techniques used to establish a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

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Mayor Boris Johnson pledged to help Londoners reap the long-term health benefits of the 2012 Olympic Games today at the first meeting of the re-launched London Health Commission.

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Cross border healthcare directive means patients will have greater access to treatment across the EU

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Good news from Cancer Research UK: the number of women dying from breast cancer has hit a record low

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Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous tumours which occur in up to 50% of women. Although they only cause symptoms in around a quarter of cases they remain the most common cause of hysterectomy before the menopause.

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According to a paper which appeared recently in the New England Journal of Medicine a DNA test outperformed the Pap smear in reducing deaths from cervical cancer.

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Cervical cancer is a hot topic for the media right now. The Guardian – which earlier this year drew attention to the rise in demand for cervical cancer screening thanks to what they called “Jade Goody effect” – ran a piece this weekend titled “Why I’m never going to have another smear test” which prompted a furious online debate.

Last week medical blogger Kevin MD asked whether the smear will soon be replaced by a DNA test to detect cervical cancer.

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Adeola Olaitan comments on cervical cancer concerns those working in the field of oncology, have had for several years.

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The trend towards ever-earlier first sexual experience is putting young women at a higher risk of cervical cancer, says immunologist and cervical cancer expert, Professor Margaret Stanley of the University of Cambridge.

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