What Doctors Don't Tell YouMore than 10,000 cases of cancer of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that sits just below the bladder, are diagnosed every year in the UK. It is the second-most common cause of cancer deaths
As breast cancer rates continue to spiral upward (to 185,000 women in the US and 28,000 women in the UK every year), the pressure is on for women, particularly those over 40, to have regular mammograms.
* Lung: PET scans are just as accurate as biopsies, with no significant health risks (Appl Radiol, 2003; 32: 9-17).
* Breast: MRI has variable accuracy (60-100 per cent)
Early in May, in a landmark decision, the British courts struck a blow for patient rights. The Court of Appeal held in favour of Ms S, a woman who had been forcibly given a caesarean section agai ...
Annual chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis (TB) should be stopped even though the disease is once again on the rise. ...
There are serious differences in performance among three commonly used faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs), often used to detect clinically undetectable upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
The use of "peak flow monitors", which measure the breathing volumes of asthmatics, does nothing to reduce the likelihood of death or illness from the condition. ...
Not all home pregnancy test kits are as reliable as the manufacturers claim, researchers have discovered. Three makes of kit with a supposed accuracy rate of 97 per cent were only 77 per cent accu ...
This is one of the main tools for detecting osteoporosis and other bone changes, especially in the lower spine, hip, forearm and heel.
It seems you may have to be dead before you can get an accurate diagnosis of malignant cancer. ...
