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by Irene Stratton
by Alison Lovett-Turner
Cancer of the vulva is a rare cancer and it can affect anyone that has a vulva. Vulva is the name given to the skin outside of the body that surrounds the opening of the vagina. This cancer mainly affects older women above the age of 65 years.
Womb cancer is cancer that affects the womb (uterus). It's most common in women who've been through menopause.
Ward 5B is our Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and assesses patients who have a confirmed or probable surgical condition. It is located on the fifth floor of the Tower Block at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
This page provides you with information about having a capsule sponge test.
This page gives you information about pain relief medications that you may need to take after your day case surgery. The type of medication you need will depend on the type of surgery that you have. Your anaesthetist, surgeon and nurse will discuss suitable pain relief with you.
Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare cancer that's found anywhere in the bile ducts.
This page will give you information about aftercare following your CT guided ablation
Hair loss and/or hair thinning can be a side effect of chemotherapy, it will depend on the drug you are given.
This page gives you information about stress fractures, how they happen and how to help them repair and be less painful.
You have been advised to have a Bravo™ reflux testing system inserted for the assessment of heartburn or related symptoms. This page has been written to help answer any questions you may have. It is important that you read this before attending for the procedure as it contains important information about the investigation.
Vaginal cancer is a very rare cancer that's found anywhere in the vagina. It's most common in women aged 75 and over.
This page gives you information about Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for the age-related eye conditions macular degeneration and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The aim of this page is to explain what to expect at all stages of the treatment and to answer some of the commonly asked questions.
Information for parents Your child has been started on a medicine called methotrexate (meth-oh-trex-ate). This page gives you information about the medicine, the precautions you need to take and the possible side effects.
The Haematinics section of the Haematology laboratory at Cheltenham General Hospital processes Serum Vitamin B12, Folate, Ferritin and Intrinsic Factor antibody assays with the aid of two Beckman-Coulter Access2 Immunoassay analyers.
At Cheltenham General, we invested up to £14.5m on improving surgical facilities by building a new Day Surgery Unit and two additional theatres
Bladder cancer is cancer that's found anywhere in your bladder. It's more common if you're over the age of 60.
Our counter fraud team are part of a national network of specialist investigators. Our aim is to prevent it from happening and to deal with fraud allegations.