Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis

Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis, damning report warns Report by the Target Ovarian Cancer charity says there is huge postcode lottery In England, percentage diagnosed before untreatable ranges from 56% to 29%  GPs and women themselves often do not know which symptoms to look … Read more

Vivid scans reveal blood flows differently in men’s and women’s hearts

Blood flows differently through the hearts of men and women, according to new research. Scans have identified dramatic variations in its movement through the left ventricle – the organ’s main pumping chamber. Men’s hearts have to work harder and exert more energy there in order to move blood through the organ, whereas women’s blood swirled … Read more

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer – which was only found when doctors checked her broken thigh bone Lucy Kerr, 20, was diagnosed with bone cancer when she broke her thigh bone Doctors, who performed an MRI scan, also found the youngster had lung cancer She quickly had … Read more