‘I have cancer but I don’t want to know what stage’
Being told you’re terminal is only scary if you know how long you have left, claims mum Kathryn Simile. After all, “you could be hit by a bus tomorrow”.
Conditions
You’ve heard of endometriosis, but what do you know about endometriomas?
AKA ‘chocolate cysts’
Experts are calling for the mammogram screening age to be brought forward
What has sparked the change?
Mum’s health scare: ‘I had no symptoms, but screening saved my life’
A mother of four says her surgeon was ‘truly shocked to see a polyp so big in someone her age’ after she underwent a screening following a family member’s cancer scare.
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Aussie discovery that could save women from breast cancer
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‘Discrimination’: Australia’s big breast cancer failure
Australia is struggling to fund tests and treatments for breast cancer as insurance is also being refused for those who have the genetic cancer genes.
Jolie’s surgeon reveals two critical things women must do
Angelina Jolie’s breast cancer surgeon has spoken about her nerves before she carried out the Hollywood star’s treatment and urged women to take some vital steps towards prevention.
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