Living With It

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1066+ words) Despite initially being told there was nothing wrong, Jo Brown trusted her instinct – and body – and was diagnosed with stage 2 high-grade endometrial cancer. Eighteen months on, she shares her story – and what she wants every woman to know Eighteen months…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) From the time she started menstruating, Brazer had what she thought were “bad periods.” It wasn’t until she went to college and lived among other young women who menstruated that she realized, “You don’t miss school for your period. You…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (788+ words) The first step to being able to spot any cancer symptoms is to know your body and what is normal for you Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (830+ words) A urine and vaginal fluid test could help rule out womb cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding. Women usually have to undergo ultrasounds, biopsies and sometimes a hysteroscopy to investigate symptoms, but researchers say this new approach provides an alternative…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (701+ words) It’s natural to be anxious when you’re stuck in a hospital bed suffering from a serious illness. But that anxiety might be eased with one cheap and easy strategy, a new pilot study says. Placing a weighted blanket over hospital…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (47+ words) Modern Ghana US envoys arrive in Moscow to thrash out plan to end war in Ukraine 5-year-old girl dies after falling into water-filled manhole at Winneba Sierra Leone ex-president to return after treason case dropped...