September 2014

International experts issue plea for better research and education for advanced breast cancer

Breast cancer experts around the world have issued a plea to researchers, academics, drug companies, funders and advocates to carry out high quality research and clinical trials for advanced breast cancer, a disease which is almost always fatal and for which there are many unanswered questions. In the latest international consensus guidelines for the management […]

Do children make you happier? Sustaining a desire for a child after failed fertility treatment is linked to worse mental health

Women who have difficulty accepting the fact that they can’t have children following unsuccessful fertility treatment have worse long-term mental health than women who are able to let go of their desire for children, according to new research. The study published online in Human Reproduction [1], one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals, is […]