Supporting men with cancer
Having successfully helped women for more than 24 years, national charity, Look Good Feel Better has now developed a new…
Cancer
Fewer children buying cigarettes in shops
Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent,…
Aretha Franklin – her neuroendocrine cancer
As a star-studded crowd in Detroit wished a final farewell to Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, a relatively unheard-of…
Blood tests could predict bowel cancer return
Blood tests could predict how long it takes until bowel cancer returns based on the same principle used in forecasting…
How to keep your microbiome happy
Your gut absorbs nutrients from the food you eat and is packed with trillions of microbes like bacteria, fungus and…
Skin cancer bigger killer in Britain than Australia
Latest figures reveal more people in Britain are losing their lives to skin cancer than in Australia – with Brits…
Asbestos and your health
Asbestos was once hailed as a miracle material that was resistant to heat, chemicals and water. Although it was banned…
Nanoparticle cancer therapy
A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon,…
Dealing with illness in dreadful hot weather
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance,” cried Jane Austen. Inelegance is…
Yin Yang1 and breast cancer
Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 - and revealed it may fuel tumour growth in…