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  • Predictive genetic tests for cancer risk genes

    Cancer is not usually inherited, but some types – mainly breast, ovarian, colorectal and prostate cancer – can be strongly influenced by genes and can run in families.

  • Pre-eclampsia

    Pre-eclampsia is a condition that affects some pregnant women, usually during the second half of pregnancy (from around 20 weeks) or soon after their baby is delivered.

  • Post-herpetic neuralgia

    Read about post-herpetic neuralgia, which is persistent nerve pain at the site of a previous episode of shingles.

  • Pompholyx

    Find out about pompholyx (also called dyshidrotic eczema), including what the symptoms are, how it’s treated and what you can do to ease the symptoms.

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica

    Find out about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a condition that causes pain, stiffness and inflammation in the muscles around the shoulders, neck and hips.

  • Polymorphic light eruption

    Polymorphic light eruption is a fairly common skin rash triggered by exposure to sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light. It lasts for up to 2 weeks, healing without scarring.

  • Polio

    Find out more about polio, including where it's found, what the symptoms are and how to prevent it.

  • Poisoning

    Read about the signs and symptoms of poisoning and find out what to do if you think someone has been poisoned.

  • Pneumonia

    Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.

  • Pleurisy

    Find out more about pleurisy, where inflammation around the lungs causes sharp chest pain.