Gastroenterology
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Cancer patients may need obesity advice
People with cancer – or its early signs – should be given advice about their weight if they are obese, researchers warned today. Read more
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Cancer women need fertility advice
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer need to be given advice on how they can preserve fertility, a major conference was told today. Read more
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National bowel cancer campaign planned
A England-wide bowel cancer awareness campaign is to be launched, it has been announced. Read more
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Alarm at cancer ignorance
The British people knows very little about the country’s third most common form of cancer, according to a major study published today. Read more
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Men face bowel cancer risk
British men now face a significant risk of developing bowel cancer during their lifetimes, according to stark new figures published today. Read more
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Stomach bug clue to Parkinson’s
A stomach ulcer bug may have helped trigger Parkinson’s disease in many people, researchers revealed yesterday. Read more
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Gut bacteria groups uncovered
In addition to blood groups, people belong to "intestinal bacteria groups" which can affect their health, according to a new scientific study. Read more
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Priority medicines for babies and childbirth
Simple treatments such as zinc, rehydration therapy and oxytocin for childbirth must be available in all countries to save the lives of children and their mothers, global experts said yesterday. Read more
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How lifestyle guards gut
Doctors have unveiled new insights into how healthy lifestyles may help prevent cancer of the gut. Read more
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Genetic links between coeliac disease and Crohn’s
Two unpleasant diseases of the digestion share part of their genetic background, according to new findings. Read more