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Genetic screening: the new tests - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"The conditions to be screened for:"
Newborns 'could be screened for more rare genetic conditions' - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"Newborn babies could be tested for greater numbers of rare genetic conditions under plans being considered by the national screening committee. "
Thousands of women misled into breast cancer surgery - The Times 1st November 2009
"The Government has been forced to rewrite its advice on breast cancer screening after research showed that thousands of women have been misled into having unnecessary surgery.
Women invited for screening by the National Health Service will be told that some of the cancers detected will be dormant and may never spread to other tissue. "
Fertility clinic used donor sperm with genetic flaw - Daily Mail 2nd November 2009
"One of Britain's top fertility clinics was at the centre of a health scare last night after it used unscreened and unsafe donor sperm to create test tube babies.
The sperm, which was used to conceive dozens of embryos at the Harley Street London Women's Clinic, was found to carry a genetic abnormality. "
Thousands of women 'having unnecessary breast surgery' - Daily Mail 2nd November 2009
"Guidance on breast cancer screening is being rewritten after a study found thousands of women were having unnecessary surgery.
Leading cancer experts have said existing Department of Health advice is misleading, inadequate and patronising - and fails to highlight the risks. "
Blunder at top clinic sparks fresh IVF fears- The Independent on Sunday 1st November 2009
"A serious blunder at one of Britain's top fertility clinics dramatically increased the risk its patients would suffer a miscarriage or give birth to a child with serious health problems, sparking fresh fears about how IVF centres are run in the wake of a series of scandals."
Breast screens blamed for unneeded ops - The Sunday Times 1st November 2009
"Jane Flanders was not aware of the risks involved in being screened for breast cancer when she received her invitation from the National Health Service four years ago.
After being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing extensive surgery, the mother of two now wishes she had not attended. She believes she was the victim of over-diagnosis. "
Breast cancer advice changed amid concern over unnecessary surgery - The Sunday Telegraph 1st November 2009
"Government advice about breast cancer screening has had to be changed after it was discovered thousands of women have undergone unnecessary surgery. "
Sperm donor passes on sudden death heart defect to nine children - Daily Mail 31st October 2009
"Doctors have called for sperm donors to be screened more fully after a man passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his donor children.
One of the children died just aged two from heart failure and two others, both now teenagers, are at risk from sudden cardiac death."
Influence from the Sun and the Moon - The Guardian 31st October 2009
"Every now and then, it's fun to dip into the world of politics and find out what our lords and masters are saying about science. First we find Brooks Newmark, Conservative MP for Braintree, introducing a bill to reduce the age for cervical cancer screening to 20.
The Sun newspaper has been running a campaign to lower the screening age, on the back of the death of reality television star Jade Goody at the age of 28 from cervical cancer, and gathered 108,000 signatures on a petition."
Donor sperm safety 'in question' - BBC Health News 30th October 2009
"Experts are questioning how rigorously sperm donors must be screened after nine children have inherited a heart condition from their biological father.
The 23-year-old man was unaware of his heritable condition, a cardiomyopathy, that has killed one of the children. "
Sperm donor passes on fatal heart condition to children - Daily Telegraph 29th October 2009
"Sperm donors should go through more rigorous screening, doctors warned, after it emerged a man unknowingly passed on a potentially fatal heart condition to nine children, one of whom died. "
Don’t miss your breast screening, says NHS - The Whitehaven News 28th October 2009
"WOMEN are being urged to attend their breast screening appointment as every year around 9,000 across Cumbria fail to turn up.
Health professionals say those 21 per cent could be putting their health at risk. "
Women put health at risk - North West Evening Mail 27th October 2009
"AROUND 9,000 women put their health at risk – by not attending breast screening appointments.
Health officials say 78.9 per cent of 42,700 Cumbrian women aged between 50 and 70 attended an appointment in 2007/08."
Nine thousand Cumbrian women ignore breast cancer screening invite - Carlisle News & Star 27th October 2009
"Nine thousand Cumbrian women are putting themselves at risk of breast cancer by ignoring screening invites.
Latest figures show that every year more than 20 per cent of women in the county invited for routine breast screening appointments do not attend."
'Jade Goody effect' boosts cervical cancer screening rates - The Guardian 22nd October 2009
"Jade Goody's high-profile battle with cervical cancer helped to dramatically reverse the downward trend in women going for screening, figures showed today.
The number of women aged 25 to 64 who underwent screening increased by 400,000 in 2008/09 from 3.2 million to 3.6 million, a report from the NHS Information Centre revealed. The overall number of women screened in the past five years rose from 78.6% in March 2008 to 78.9% in March 2009, the first time this percentage has increased since 2002. And the increase in screening was even more prominent among younger women."
Cervical screening rate jumps on Jade Goody effect - The Times 23rd October 2009
"The number of women having cervical screening has risen sharply following Jade Goody’s high-profile battle with cancer, figures show.
A downward trend in the screening of women aged 25 to 64 was reversed dramatically last year, with an extra 400,000 having the check in 2008-09, according to the NHS Information Centre. The increase was particularly pronounced in young women. "
Jade Goody effect boosts cancer screenings - Daily Telegraph 23rd October 2009
"Jade Goody's high-profile battle with cervical cancer helped to dramatically reverse the downward trend in women going for screening, figures showed today. "
Goody effect 'boosts screening' - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"Reality TV star Jade Goody's fight against cervical cancer led to a rise in women undergoing screening in England, experts believe.
The 27-year-old died earlier this year after being diagnosed in 2008. "
Egg screening 'ups IVF success' - BBC Health News 19th October 2009
"A screening technique can double the chance of IVF success, giving hope to tens of thousands of women struggling to have children, say experts.
Doctors at an annual US fertility meeting heard for the second year running of the merits of a test that screens embryos for genetic faults. "
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