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Mammograms most beneficial for over 50's

AAP - 12-01-2016

A US task force has come to the conclusion mammograms do most good when women have them from the age of 50 onwards and should be merely an option at 40.

 
'Angelina effect' leads to more mastectomies

AAP - 25-11-2015

A British clinic says it has seen a rise in preventative mastectomies in at-risk women since actress Angelina Jolie had the operation and wrote about it.

 
Unplanned pregnancies: another consequence of inequality

AAP - 12-10-2015

Sexual coercion, social disadvantages and rural residence are associated with unplanned pregnancies, new research shows. Most unwanted or unexpected

 
Pre-pregnancy exercise to cut pelvic pain

AAP - 08-10-2015

Researchers say high impact exercise pre-pregnancy can help cut pelvic pain. Women who want to stave off aches and pains in pregnancy

 
Cancer survivor has 'miracle' baby

AAP - 17-09-2015

An Australian woman left infertile after cancer treatment has given birth to a 'miracle' daughter after an ovarian tissue graft and IVF.

 
Birth control pill cuts cancer risk

AAP - 05-08-2015

About 200,000 cases of endometrial cancer have been prevented in the past decade by the use of the pill, research shows. The pill dramatically

 
Menopause therapies deemed 'ineffective'

AAP - 03-08-2015

Alternative menopause therapies are used by 13 per cent of women with hot flushes despite no clinical evidence of benefits, say researchers.

 
NT `25 years behind' on abortion

AAP - 27-05-2015

A doctor says the government's decision not to make abortion drug RU486 widely available is leaving the Northern Territory far behind the rest of Australia.

 
New cervical cancer test funded in budget

AAP - 11-05-2015

This year's federal budget will include funding for a new cervical cancer test, a national cancer screening register and more money for dental health. Funding

 
Cancer fears in France over implants

AAP - 18-03-2015

France's national cancer institute has found there's a clear link between a rare form of cancer and a silicone breast implant. France's

 

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