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When Lauri Bastable noticed a lump on the back of her neck she did what so many other people do… she ignored it!

October is breast cancer awareness month. Are you checking your breasts regularly?

Now, as part of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, which runs throughout September, campaigners are calling on people to open up and discuss the subject – and they mean men as well as women.

As part of Urology Awareness Month, which runs throughout September, The Urology Foundation is hoping to increase knowledge and awareness about various conditions while also focusing on prevention, treatment and management.

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the UK with figures showing that around 300,000 procedures are carried out every year, yet there are still thousands of people living in the shadows of cataracts.

With the summer approaching Dr James Halpern Consultant Dermatologist at Little Aston Hospital gives his top tips for keeping adults and children safe in the sun.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month runs throughout March and as the fourth most common cancer amongst women in the UK, gynaecologists are urging women to be constantly on the look out for symptoms.

The number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken female deaths from breast cancer for the first time in the UK, new government figures have this week revealed.

A new and simple apron that keeps women covered while allowing doctors to carry out full upper-body examinations is being pioneered at a Little Aston Hospital.

The number of women attending potentially life-saving smear tests has hit a 20-year-low in the UK, according to NHS figures.