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DR SCURR: Despite Sir Chris Hoy's campaign, we should NOT screen younger men for prostate cancer - the tests are too unreliable
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2 months ago

DR SCURR: Despite Sir Chris Hoy's campaign, we should NOT screen younger men for prostate cancer - the tests are too unreliable

Daily Mail  

Much as I admire and respect Sir Chris Hoy for drawing attention to prostate cancer, I fear he is quite wrong to call for younger men to undergo PSA tests to screen them for the disease, as he did yesterday. Currently men aged 50 or over can ask their GP for a PSA test, but Mr Streeting will know that …

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DR MARTIN SCURR: Anyone over 30 must check their blood pressure - and here's how NOT to do it...
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DR MARTIN SCURR: Anyone over 30 must check their blood pressure - and here's how NOT to do it...

Daily Mail  

Are you doing it all wrong? Last week, researchers in the US reported that holding your arm in the incorrect position when taking your blood pressure could substantially overestimate the reading. Taking blood pressure is a low-tech medical measurement - but the results can be the difference between life or death But first, you may wonder why, in this era …

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Crippling drug side-effects forced us to abandon our treatment: From statins to breast cancer medication, thousands are giving up on their prescriptions. Here's what to do if you're one of them
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Crippling drug side-effects forced us to abandon our treatment: From statins to breast cancer medication, thousands are giving up on their prescriptions. Here's what to do if you're one of them

Daily Mail  

After surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer, Marie Jones was prescribed a daily pill to reduce the chances of the disease returning. The decision to stop treatment and take her chances with breast cancer instead wasn't one that Marie took lightly, or without fully assessing the risks. It is estimated that between a third and half of medication prescribed for …

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What's making me feel so dizzy? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
2 years, 11 months ago

What's making me feel so dizzy? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Daily Mail  

I’ve suffered from balance issues since late 2018. Although migraine is usually associated with headaches, sometimes they cause no pain at all In vestibular migraine, the dizziness tends to come before the visual disturbance, and most patients do not experience headache. A family member who is 40 is experiencing difficult menopausal symptoms, but has had oestrogen-positive, low-grade ovarian cancer and …

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