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All women are at risk for uterine cancer, but the risk increases with age. Most uterine cancers are found in women who are going through or who have gone through menopause—the time of life when your menstrual periods stop.

Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women in the United States and the most commonly diagnosed gynecologic cancer.

What is uterine cancer?

Created by: David Boruta

Symptoms of uterine cancer

Created by: David Boruta

Pre-menopausal risk factors for uterine cancer

Created by: David Boruta

Pre-menopausal risk factors for uterine cancer

Created by: David Boruta

Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. However, in the past 40 years, the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths from cervical cancer have decreased significantly. This decline largely is the result of many women getting regular Pap tests, which can find cervical precancer before it turns into cancer.1 For more information, visit HPV-Associated Cervical Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity.

In 2009 (the most recent year numbers are available):

12,357 women in the United States were diagnosed with cervical cancer.*2

3,909 women in the United States died from cervical cancer.*2

*Incidence counts cover approximately 90% of the U.S. population; death counts cover approximately 100% of the U.S. population.

Diagnostic tests for cervical cancer

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

What is a Pap smear test?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

How do vaccines protect against cervical cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Can radiotherapy be used for the treatment of cervical cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, about 22,240 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed and 14,030 women will die of ovarian cancer in the United States.

According to the data, the mortality rates for ovarian cancer have not improved in forty years since the “War on Cancer” was declared. However, other cancers have shown a marked reduction in mortality, due to the availability of early detection tests and improved treatments. Unfortunately, this is not the case with ovarian cancer, which is still the deadliest of all gynecologic cancers.

What is ovarian cancer?

Created by: Mike Birrer

How is ovarian cancer diagnosed?

Created by: Mike Birrer

What drugs are used to treat ovarian cancer?

Created by: Mike Birrer

Are there any screening strategies for ovarian cancer?

Created by: Mike Birrer

Does ovarian cancer originate from the ovary?

Created by: Mike Birrer

People at risk for Stroke are usually older people and people with certain medical problems, like high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes.

Lifestyle factors such as diet, drinking alcohol, smoking and how active you are also affect the risk. Modifying these life choices can significantly reduce the overall risk of Stroke.

How can you reduce the risk of having a stroke?

Created by: Christos Tolias

What medications can reduce the chances of having a stroke?

Created by: Christos Tolias

Our team is composed of eleven Consultant Neurosurgeons, all of whom are superspecialists in their given area of expertise. Watch their videobiographies to get to know them.

My bio: Keyoumars Ashkan

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My bio: Sanj Bassi

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My bio: David Bell

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My bio: Ranjeev Bhangoo

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My bio: Christopher Chandler

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My bio: Irfan Malik

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My bio: Richard Selway

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My bio: Christos Tolias

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My bio: Nick Thomas

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A Stroke is a sudden disruption of the blood supply of an area of the brain due to a blockage or narrowing of the arteries or bursting (bleeding) of one of the brain vessels.

What is a stroke?

Created by: London Neurosurgery Partnership

What is an ischemic stroke?

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What is a hemorrhagic stroke?

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What is a mini-stroke or a transient ischaemic attack?

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Each specific type of cancer has its own set of treatment methods.

However, many cases of cancer are treated using chemotherapy (powerful cancer-killing medication) and radiotherapy (the controlled use of high energy X-rays). Surgery is also sometimes carried out to remove cancerous tissue.

What are the available treatments for cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

What are the factors that need to be considered when planning cancer treatment?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Crucial factors when setting aims for cancer therapy

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Cancer is a complex group of diseases with many possible causes. The known causes of cancer are genetic factors; lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, diet, and physical activity; certain types of infections; and environmental exposures to different types of chemicals and radiation.

What causes cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Why are some people predisposed to get cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

How lifestyle factors change our genetics to cause cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas. This process is known as metastasis. There are over 200 different types of cancer, each with its own methods of diagnosis and treatment.

What is cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

What causes cancer?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

What defines the invasive potential of the tumour cell?

Created by: Whitfield Growdon

Importance of balance between growth and death of cells

Created by: Whitfield Growdon