Preventative Health
Prostate Health: What Every Man — and Woman — Should Know
Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. Around 55,000 men are diagnosed with it every year, and roughly 12,000 die of it. However, unlike bowel or breast or cervical cancer, there is no national screening programme for prostate cancer in this country. What we have instead is a system that…
Read MoreStatins: The Conversation Your GP Didn’t Have Time For
At some point in your 50s, there’s a reasonable chance a GP will look at your cholesterol numbers and suggest a statin. The appointment will be running late. You’ll have approximately ninety seconds to process what is being proposed before the next patient is waiting. You’ll leave with either a prescription or a vague sense…
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