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Meningococcal disease
Meningitis is a serious illness, and needs urgent treatment. The most distinctive symptom is a rash that doesn't go away if you roll a glass over it, but not everyone gets this. When meningitis is caused by a particular kind of bacteria, it's called meningococcal disease.
Find out more about meningococcal disease
Colic
Babies with colic aren't ill, but they cry much more than most babies. There's no proven treatment, but there are several things you can try.
Colic in babies
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Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is common, with around 35,000 British men diagnosed each year. Men diagnosed with this kind of cancer face some difficult decisions about treatment.
Some kinds of prostate cancer are so slow-growing that they never do any harm. Men with slow-growing cancers will suffer more from the side effects of treatment than they ever will from their cancer. If your doctor thinks you have this kind of cancer, he or she may recommend regular tests rather than more radical treatment.
For men with more aggressive prostate cancer, surgery and radiotherapy can help get rid of the tumour.
Read more about prostate cancer
Making Decisions
Operations and tests
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