"A fifth of cancer patients experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a Malaysian study has found" BBC News reports.
The steep rise in Down’s syndrome pregnancies is said to be due to later motherhood, but more are being diagnosed before birth due to screening.
"Women who have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may only need three cervical screenings in their lifetime, a study" has said The Guardian reports.
"IUDs may cut risk of cervical cancer by a third, study indicates" The Guardian reports
'Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers' BBC News reports.
“A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach cancer,” reports The Guardian.
"'Three people, one baby' public consultation begins," BBC News tells us after the body that regulates the use of IVF, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, launches a public consultation into so-called three parent IVF…
'Over half of new cancer drugs 'show no benefits' for survival or wellbeing' The Guardian reports. That was the finding of a review looking at the evidence supported new cancer drugs that were approved between 2009 and 2013.
“Targeted radiotherapy ‘cures’ prostate cancer that kills thousands,” reports The Times. The news is based on a UK study of the use of high-precision radiotherapy to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.