'IT TAKES LONGER TO RECOVER FROM CANCER THAN TO BE TREATED,' YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVOR STRESSES

Instead, it seems like something about the experience of enduring cancer when young increases the risk of long-term mental health problems, he said... READ MORE›

HOW HOLES IN OUR CANCER SERVICES ARE PUTTING LIVES AT RISK WITH LATE DIAGNOSES

He said The burden of cancer on individuals and on society will grow, unless significant progress is made on improved prevention, early diagnosis and treatment... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT RULES OUT GRANTING MEDICAL CANNABIS LICENCE TO BOY, 6, WITH 'DEATH SENTENCE' EPILEPSY CONDITIONA

Alfie Dingley has a rare form of childhood epilepsy PCDH19 which triggers multiple serious seizures... READ MORE›

HEALTH PROBLEMS OF U.S. DIPLOMATS IN CUBA STILL A MYSTERY

In an editorial, JAMA said a conclusion remains elusive and many potential causes for the symptoms...... READ MORE›

IN THERAPY - THE EMOTIONAL LEGACY OF BREAST CANCER

My active treatment for breast cancer ended some time ago, but I am still struggling... READ MORE›

CHINA'S CANCER RESEARCHER SHARES 2018'S SJOBERG PRIZE OF SWEDEN

The Prize is an annual international prize in cancer research awarded to individual researchers or research groups... READ MORE›

EARLY PROSTATE CANCER KEPT AT BAY IN TWO STUDIES FOR HIGH-RISK MEN

'Catalyst for Change' The new study being presented at the annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco involved 1,400 patients with early stage prostate cancer... READ MORE›

"BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER."

He was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, a rare form of kidney cancer... READ MORE›

CHILDREN WITH 'NORMAL' HEADS MAY HAVE ZIKA BRAIN DAMAGE

Waldorf and a team analysed the brains of five growing macaque foetuses whose mothers they infected with Zika virus... READ MORE›

FACTS AND QUOTES ABOUT FIGHTING THE DISEASE

More than 1.6 million Americans are diagnosed each year. Globally, more than 14 million people learn they have cancer every year... READ MORE›

PROTEIN BUILDUPS IN WOODPECKER BRAINS MAY INDICATE DAMAGE -- OR PROTECTIVE MECHANISM

The scientists are now trying to determine whether the woodpecker tau buildup is indicative of brain damage or somehow is protective instead... READ MORE›

A VIRUS COULD TREAT BRAIN TUMOURS BY BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

And, importantly, brain tumours infected with reovirus became much more visible to the immune system... READ MORE›

PROCESSED MEATS RANK ALONGSIDE SMOKING AS CANCER CAUSES WHO

Eating red meat is also linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer the IARC says... READ MORE›

A 'HUGE MILESTONE': APPROVAL OF CANCER-HUNTING VIRUS SIGNALS NEW TREATMENT ERA

Imlygic programs viruses to attack only cancer cells and gives patients more humane options potentially a complete change in the game in treatment... READ MORE›

JESSICA WHELAN: GIRL IN HEARTBREAKING PICTURE SHARED WORLDWIDE DIES AGED FOUR

The family said the money would be donated to childhood cancer research... READ MORE›

GETTING LOST MAY BE THE FIRST SIGN OF ALZHEIMER'S, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER

Getting lost may be the first sign of Alzheimer's, scientists discover... READ MORE›

Related Stories Scientists from Harvard Medical School have discovered a way of turning stem cells into killing machines to fight brain cancer... READ MORE›

BILLIONAIRE ANNOUNCES $250 MILLION IN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY FUNDING

Cancer immunotherapy will get a hefty doseA of its own moonshot today when tech billionaire Sean Parker announces 250 million in funding slated for six cancer centers... READ MORE›

INCREASED RISK OF 11 TYPES OF CANCER LINKED TO BEING OVERWEIGHT, RESEARCHERS WARN

Study shows strong evidence of a link between excess body fat and cancers of the colon, breast, pancreas and ovary among others... READ MORE›

TALLER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO GET CANCER, SAY RESEARCHERS

So the level of growth hormone someone has could affect cancer risk by pushing up cell numbers, he said... READ MORE›

GLIOBLASTOMA: MCCAIN'S TYPE OF BRAIN CANCER VEXES DOCTORS, BUT EMERGING THERAPIES ARE ON THE HORIZON

But human brains, brain tumors and genetic signatures are far more complex than what scientists are able to study in animals, Sanai said... READ MORE›

BACON, SAUSAGE AND OTHER PROCESSED MEATS CAUSE CANCER

Processed meats cause cancer and red meat probably does too World Health Organisation... READ MORE›

CANCER DIAGNOSIS 'WITHIN FOUR WEEKS' UNDER NEW CARE PLAN

NHS England's cancer taskforce is also replacing old radiotherapy machines and increasing specialist staff to ensure it delivers world class cancer care... READ MORE›

SMOKING A PACK A DAY CAUSES 150 MUTATIONS IN EVERY LUNG CELL, RESEARCH SHOWS

Smoking a pack a day causes 150 mutations in every lung cell, research shows... READ MORE›

SECOND OPINION: BAD NEWS FOR WINE LOVERS

There is a trend associating alcohol consumption with breast cancer, but the precise mechanisms are still not understood, she said... READ MORE›

"TWO YEARS CANCER FREE, NEUROBLASTOMA YOU WON'T BEAT ME!"

She had 100 percent bone marrow cancer and 90 percent skeleton cancer, her mother Judith told Independent.ie... READ MORE›

THIS STARTUP USES MINI CAMERAS TO TRACK ANIMALS' BRAIN ACTIVITY

Kunal Ghosh, Inscopix's co-founder and chief executive officer, hopes to quickly expand beyond mouse and bird brains... READ MORE›

OVARIAN CANCER DRUG 'MOST SIGNIFICANT' PBS LISTING IN 30 YEARS

The quality of life for hundreds of women with advanced ovarian cancer is set to improve with an effective new drug treatment listed on the PBS... READ MORE›

BABY BORN FOUR MONTHS EARLY FINALLY GOES HOME

On December 18, 2015, our son Nathan Ray came four months early due to pregnancy complications... READ MORE›

4,500-YEAR-OLD SKELETON UNEARTHED IN SIBERIA IS FOUND RIDDLED WITH HOLES

The world's oldest cancer? Disease found in 4,500-year-old skeleton... READ MORE›

OVER 130,000 PATIENTS A YEAR ARE NOT RECEIVING VITAL NHS CANCER CARE ON TIME

Over 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital NHS cancer care on time... READ MORE›

A DECADE OF DEADLOCK OVER ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT MAY BE DRAWING TO A CLOSE

When Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's he recalled his wife's relief that he hadn't got a brain tumour... READ MORE›

CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN FOUND: WORLD FIRST AS PATIENT FITTED WITH PERMANENT SPINAL CORD IMPLANT

Dr Charles Brooker the specialist who fitted the implant said it was a big advance because the device could record signals emerging from the nervous system... READ MORE›

100 BRAINS GO MISSING FROM UNIVERSITY

Mystery as 100 brains go missing from the University of Texas... READ MORE›

ALZHEIMER'S: ULTRASOUND SAFELY DELIVERS DRUGS TO DAMAGED BRAINS OF MICE

Scientists at Queensland Brain Institute find noninvasive technique slows progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice... READ MORE›

AN OPEN LETTER TO ANY WOMAN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER

You might not want to talk yet, but when you're ready, support is available from organisations like Breast Cancer Care, Macmillan, Maggie's and on-line groups... READ MORE›

CANCER SYMPTOMS OFTEN MISSED BY GPS IN ENGLAND, STUDY SUGGESTS

Thousands of people diagnosed with cancer in A E every year have visited their GP three times or more with symptoms, research has shown... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA SCIENTISTS DEVELOP 'BIONIC SPINE' WHICH COULD HELP PARALYSED PATIENTS WALK

Device can be inserted in the brain ndash without brain surgery ndash and could allow paralysed patients to operate robotic limbs ldquo using thought alone rdquo... READ MORE›

NHS UNDER PRESSURE FROM INCREASE IN CANCER SURVIVORS, REPORT WARNS

Around 625,000 people in UK are facing poor health or disability after cancer treatment, Macmillan researchers find... READ MORE›

CANCER PATIENTS BEGIN EXPERIMENTAL VIRAL TREATMENT

An experimental treatment that involves injecting a virus into the bloodstream of lung cancer patients has begun clinical trials at hospitals in Ottawa and Hamilton... READ MORE›

BRITTANY MAYNARD EXPLAINS WHY SHE'S CHOOSING TO DIE ON 1 NOVEMBER

Scroll down for video Brittany Maynard, 29, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumour in January... READ MORE›

"MY DREAM IS TO HAVE THIS FOR EVERY WOMAN"

Although young women are less likely to get breast cancer, their survival rates are much lower... READ MORE›