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  1. Cancer treatments - radiotherapy

    Radiotherapy uses precisely targeted x-rays to destroy cancer cells while reducing the impact of radiation on healthy cells.

  2. Cervical cancer

    Cervical cancer information including signs and symptoms, screening, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, HPV vaccine and where to get help. Tests are recommended for 25-74 year olds every 5 years.

  3. Lymphoedema

    Women who have undergone treatment of breast cancer are particularly susceptible to lymphoedema of the arm.

  4. Pancreatic cancer

    The causes of pancreatic cancer are unknown, but smokers are at greater risk.

  5. Throat cancer

    Risk factors for throat cancer include smoking or chewing tobacco, drinking alcohol and Human papillomavirus (HPV).

  6. Melanoma

    If untreated, melanomas can spread to other parts of the body and may be fatal.

  7. Multiple myeloma

    Multiple myeloma is cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow.

  8. Living with Bowel Cancer - Treatment and Surgery (video)

    Participants discuss their surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Each persons situation is different as were their treatment options. Participants share some of the side effects and also their feelings as they progressed through the treatments.

  9. Androgen deficiency in women

    Androgens are hormones that contribute to growth and reproduction in both men and women.

  10. Bone marrow

    Bone marrow is the spongy tissue in the hollow centres of a person?s long bones and is the blood cell 'factory'.

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