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  • Coeliac disease - Diagnosis

    Find out about tests to diagnose coeliac disease. The two main methods of diagnosis are a blood test and a biopsy.

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Diagnosis

    Find out about the main tests used to diagnose COPD, including breathing tests, an X-ray and blood tests.

  • Symptoms of cervical cancer

    Find out what the main symptoms of cervical cancer are, such as vaginal bleeding that's unusual for you, pain during sex, changes in vaginal discharge and lower back pain.

  • Bronchiectasis - Complications

    In some cases, people with bronchiectasis can develop serious complications, such as coughing up blood, that require emergency treatment.

  • Brain aneurysm - Prevention

    You can't always prevent brain aneurysms, but you can lower your risk by not smoking and by reducing high blood pressure.

  • Brain aneurysm - Diagnosis

    A brain aneurysm is usually diagnosed with angiography, a type of X-ray that uses a special dye to show the blood vessels.

  • Brain aneurysm - Causes

    Brain aneurysms are caused by a weakness in the walls of blood vessels in the brain. There are several reasons why this may happen, although an exact cause isn't always clear.

  • Symptoms of bowel cancer

    Find out about the symptoms of bowel cancer. The main symptoms are changes in your poo, blood in your poo, bleeding from your bottom, and tummy pain.

  • Bladder cancer - Symptoms

    Blood in your urine (haematuria) is the most common symptom of bladder cancer.

  • Bladder cancer - Diagnosis

    If you have symptoms of bladder cancer, such as blood in your urine, you should see a GP.