Almost six in ten women are diagnosed when the condition has advanced to stages three or four and is significantly harder to treat.
Although our knowledge of the condition has advanced over the last three decades, this has not translated into obviously better outcomes [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20].
Light in weight, high in oxygen permeability and easy maintenance makes this an option for cases where a patient's condition has advanced beyond specialized soft lens.
Research on self- and family management of chronic conditions has advanced over the past 6 years, but the use of simple frameworks has hampered the understanding of the complexities involved.
In a community like this, if you sit and wait, the hospital will end up with patients whose conditions have advanced so far that it is impossible to treat them either effectively or efficiently.
One of her daughters has advanced cancer.
Her case has advanced and may be heard by the Supreme Court.
But her condition has been merciless.
Viv Galley, whose husband Bill has advanced Alzheimer's disease, had told the BBC her story.
By morning, her condition had worsened.
Before that, her condition had been deteriorating.
