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17-year-old is first minor to be granted euthanasia in Belgium

 A 17-year-old has committed doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium, the first minor to do so under rules adopted in 2014 allowing euthanasia for people of all ages,

Cervical cancer 'not just a young woman's disease'

 There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman's disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says.