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Cervical screening can be a life saver.

Knowing the symptoms could save your life. It is often called ‘the silent killer’ but early detection can lead to successful treatment for women suffering from ovarian cancer.

Has the man in your life taken the test? Now men over 50 are being urged to take the test as soon as possible in an effort to cut the number of lives a year lost to prostate cancer.

A new procedure allows for greater movement than bone fusion, while still reducing pain. After breaking his wrist in a car crash in 2012, Clive Moore suffered constant pain. He has always been a keen motorcyclist, and wanted to go biking and be active. A few years after the new procedure, he has almost full rotation and no pain.

When Nichola Waite shed an amazing 16 stones her friends signed her up to a dating agency and told her to get back on the road to romance.

At his heaviest Terry Barber thought he reached 25 stone - the problem was his scales only went up to 23 stone so most of the time the only thing showing on the dial was 'ERROR'.

Weak bladder is a subject that most women would prefer to keep quiet about – but female incontinence is treatable.

Valentine’s Day is upon us and love is in the air - but a heart beating faster than usual might be a sign of much more than just a romantic reaction!

Mr Kesava Reddy Mannur has joined the Spire Wellesley Hospital in Southend on Sea to undertake weight loss surgery.