Ovarian cancer has historically been called a “silent killer,” because clinicians thought its symptoms were undetectable.

She was spotted grooving on Bop Daddy, a song by Falz feat Ms Banks. This is ahead of her breast cancer surgery. The Instagram post has got 19,010 likes so far

Despite the benefits of exercise on our immune system, it’s difficult to know whether exercising while sick with a cold will help you get over your illness quicker than if you don’t exercise.

Black pepper may have cancer-fighting properties. Test-tube studies found that piperine reduced the reproduction of breast, prostate and colon cancer cells and encouraged cancer cells to die.

Medications for some diseases are simply unavoidable and for the sake of our loved ones and our own health, we need to prioritise them and ensure that our religious beliefs do not discourage us from taking them.

The burden of care cannot be on patients alone, particularly for a condition like endometriosis which comes with a long history of patient-blaming.

Certain groups of people are more affected by high-salt diets than others. These people are referred to as “salt-sensitive”, and are more likely to get high blood pressure from salt consumption.

Regular self-examination can help with an early detection of breast cancer. Here are the early signs you need to watch out for.

Stories of women fighting hard to get a diagnosis because doctors wouldn’t believe them, or take their symptoms seriously, are common.

Women’s experience of a heart attack can be different to men’s – they are less likely to have chest pain.