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27/06/2018 - Period poverty on UK doctors' agenda
Free sanitary products should be made available for women when necessary, the British Medical Association is stating. More

20/06/2018 - Concerns about over-70s breast cancer treatment
Women over the age of 70 may be under-treated for breast cancer, according to the findings of a major UK audit. More

15/06/2018 - Twin survival improves
The UK has made significant and speedy progress in improving the survival of twins at birth, according to a major annual analysis published today. More

13/06/2018 - Foetal polycystic ovary risks explored
Smoking and obesity during pregnancy may be linked to future polycystic ovary syndrome in daughters, researchers report today. More

05/06/2018 - Uterine transplant problems catalogued
Uterus transplantation has been successful in some cases – but comes with major difficulties and side-effects, according to an analysis published today. More

04/06/2018 - Lymph node radiation benefits some breast cancer patients
Early stage breast cancer patients live longer when they have radiation therapy to the lymph nodes behind the breast bone and above the collar bone, according to new research. More

30/05/2018 - Women miss out on heart trials
Heart failure trial enrolment rules are discriminating against women patients, a European conference has heard. More

18/05/2018 - Women with HIV lack menopause support
Women with HIV do not get the support they need during menopause, a new study published yesterday (17 May 2018) has revealed. More

18/05/2018 - Pregnant women can take some RA drugs
Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could use specific drugs to treat their condition without increasing the health risks to their unborn babies, according to a new Canadian study. More

11/05/2018 - PARP mutation latest personalisation possibility
British researchers have found a mutation that prevents PARP inhibitors from working, it has been announced. More

08/05/2018 - Diet affects the time women take to conceive
Women who consume less fruit and more fast food will find it more difficult to conceive their first child within a year, a new study has shown. More

03/05/2018 - Disappointing breast cancer drug may accelerate cancer cell growth
A drug developed to treat breast cancer can accelerate cancer cell growth in some situations, a new study has revealed. More

01/05/2018 - Carboplatin effective when BRCA gene present
Women with advanced ‘triple-negative’ breast cancer and BRCA gene mutations respond better to the chemotherapy drug carboplatin than standard treatment, according to the findings of a major clinical trial published last night. More

01/05/2018 - Refined carbs associated with earlier menopause
Women who eat a diet high in refined white pasta and rice face an increased risk of early menopause, British researchers reported last night. More

24/04/2018 - Women reject preventative tamoxifen
Most women with family history of breast cancer will refuse to take tamoxifen as a prophylactic, researchers warn today. More

17/04/2018 - How lifestyle and diet is important pre-conception
The diet and lifestyle of parents plays a major role in the growth, development and health of a child before conception, experts say today. More

11/04/2018 - New drug class unveiled at Imperial
British researchers have announced the development of a new class of drug developed to treat drug-resistant tumours. More

23/03/2018 - Targeted drugs beneficial to HER2 positive patients
Women with HER2 positive breast cancer could avoid having extensive surgery involving mastectomy and removal of several lymph nodes by receiving targeted drugs before surgery, leading oncologists have heard. More

22/03/2018 - Concern as breast tumour detection progress stalls
Progress in detecting breast tumours at an early stage may have stalled this century, a European conference will hear today. More

21/03/2018 - Improved breast cancer relapse test unveiled
Breast cancer patients with the BRCA mutation and an increased risk of relapse can be identified by testing for other genetic variants, a European conference will hear today. More

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