Cervical cancer affects the lower part of the women’s womb or uterus (known as cervix). It is second in the list among the cancers from which the women of developing countries suffer the most. Commonly, this cancer mostly occurs in cases from thirty five to fifty five years of age. The frequency is higher among the women in lower income families. The risk of developing cervical cancer increases in the women who cannot maintain proper hygiene of the genital organs, those got married at e  ........Read the full article

The number of advanced diagnostic scans, such as CTs and MRIs, has zoomed upward since 1996, greatly boosting the amount of estimated radiation that patients receive, according to a new analysis of the medical records of millions of Americans in HMO health plans. It's not clear what extra risk the radiation poses, nor is it known how much difference the scans have made in terms of diagnosing and treating illness. Still, the existing research raises questions about overuse of the scans, s  ........Read the full article