Browsing: cancer

A woman who died after refusing chemotherapy doctors believed would have given her a strong chance of recovery was “adversely influenced” by her conspiracy theorist mother,…

Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still…

Sunbeds are so dangerous they should be banned in the UK, cancer experts and campaigners say.They have urged ministers to order the closure of the thousands…

My first push-up after a double mastectomy felt like snapping an ancient rubber band. The anticipation of resistance in my chest and arms, followed by an…

Women who miss their first breast cancer screening appointment have a 40% higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.Experts at the…

A daily dose of aspirin can substantially reduce the risk of some colorectal cancers returning after surgery, according to a major trial into the protective effects…

September 15, 20253 min readDeath Rates from Chronic Diseases Dropped in Most CountriesA report finds that death rates from cancer and heart disease have declined since…

Towards the end of 2019, Becca Smith’s life was full and hectic. At 28, she had taken on a unit in Chester to convert into a…

Three in four NHS hospital trusts are failing cancer patients, according to the first league tables of their kind, prompting experts to declare a “national emergency”.Labour…

A controversial doctor given top billing at the Reform party conference has used his main-stage speech to air a claim the Covid vaccine caused cancer in…