Women's Cancers Features

In the dark about smears

What are smear tests all about? Dr Shazia Maqzood has the answers

Is the lump in my breast hormonal?

I am 19 years old and have recently discovered a lump in the top of my right breast.

Is there an easy way to quit?

Interview with Allen Carr, where he describes how he gave up smoking

iVillage Voices - real life stories

Feeling stuck or unsure which way to go? Why not get a variety of opinions on a subject to see the bigger picture. Get topical and informative advice here from members of iVillage on a range of topics from relationships to financial issues

Living to tell the tale

Ten years ago Lynn Griffiths was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has since battled with three subsequent cases of cancer and survived. Read her powerful story.

Lump in my left breast

One reader gets advice from iVillage's resident health expert, Dr Sarah Brewer, about a lump she found in her breast

No Smoking Day

It's No Smoking Day 2004 and Cancer Research UK look at the positive health benefits of giving uo smoking for good

One breast is bigger than the other

I am 18 years old and I have noticed that one of my breasts is bigger than the other.

One woman breaks the news about breast cancer to her husband

Sue Wall didn't want to worry her husband with the tests, but his reaction when she told him surprised her

Ovarian cancer

Read about the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer