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Preventing breast cancer
Sep 6th
If any of the above applies to you, see your doctor, who can refer you to a breast clinic for assessment based on your family history. If you have a high risk of developing breast cancer and you are over 40, you should be offered screening with a mammogram once a year. If you are under 40, you are entitled to screening using MRI scans instead of mammograms because your breasts may be too dense to produce a clear mammogram.
Introduction part 4: Preventing cancer
Aug 18th
For most people, thirty minutes of vigorous exercise a day, at least five times a week, is recommended. The exercise should be strenuous enough to leave your heart beating faster, and you should feel slightly out of breath afterwards. Examples of vigorous exercise include going for a brisk walk, or walking up a hill. However, if you have never exercised before, or if you have not exercised for some time, you should seek advice from your doctor before starting a new programme of exercise.
Treating Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Jun 28th
Making changes to your diet can help to control the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, there is no ‘one size fits all’ diet for people with IBS. Different individuals will respond better to individually tailored diets.
Living with arthritis
Jun 28th
Don’t drink too much. Alcohol can affect your balance, making you more likely to take a knock or a fall. Try to keep within a recommended daily amounts of alcohol of no more than two to three units for women and three to four for men. A unit of alcohol is half a pint of normal strength lager or beer, one pub measure of a spirit or one small glass of wine.
Recommendations for ileostomy
Jun 25th
It is a good idea to introduce new food to your diet slowly, at the rate of one type of food each day. This will allow you to judge the effects of the food on your digestive system. You may find it useful to keep a ‘food diary’ so that you can keep a record of the food that you have eaten, and how you feel afterwards.
Living with cystic fibrosis: self help
Jun 20th
Children who have cystic fibrosis should eat a varied diet, but they should also eat a large amount of protein and calories. They should eat plenty of protein such as meat, fish and eggs, as well as starchy foods like bread and pasta.
Questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jun 13th
Always carry your medication and make sure that you know how to use it properly. Make your family and friends aware of it too. Ask your doctor for regular medication reviews and don’t be afraid to clear up anything that’s worrying you with your specialist, doctor, practice nurse or pharmacist.
Preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Jun 12th
There are aspects of your lifestyle that you can change in order to reduce your risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or to help ease your symptoms.
Preventing bladder cancer
Jun 6th
Even if the evidence for the prevention of bladder cancer is limited, adopting a low fat diet, including fruit and vegetables is a good idea because it can help prevent other types of cancer, such as bowel cancer, as well as other serious health conditions, such as high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, and heart disease.
Preventing adult chest infection
May 31st
One study found that 45% of people who were admitted to hospital for pneumonia had an alcohol misuse problem. Alcohol misuse is defined as when a person drinks over the recommended weekly limit (21 units of alcohol for men, and 14 units of alcohol for women) on a long-term basis.
