Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women and accounted for 41,581 cases in the UK in 2011

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is a retrovirus that replicates within the CD4 cells (these cells are T helper cells, which form part of the immune system and express the surface protein CD4) of the immune system

Key learning points:  – The effect on women of an abnormal smear result  – Colposcopy assessment, management and follow up   – Tailoring healthcare information and support to individual need The UK NHS Cervical screening Programme (NHSCSP) has dramatically reduced the incidence of, and death from, cervical cancer. In the UK the age-standardised incidence rate almost…
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