THE CHINESE PLAY GIVING HOPE TO CANCER PATIENTS

We want to encourage more patients not be afraid of cancer through our play... READ MORE›

WHAT NOT TO SAY TO SOMEONE WITH CANCER

I know a lot of people who felt intimidated by trying to say the right thing when they found out I had cancer... READ MORE›

EUTHANASIA DEBATE PROMPTS FAMILY'S MEMORIES OF PAIN AND SUFFERING

Ms Godden said making Cassie comfortable involved continually increasing pain killers so she was virtually in an induced coma ... READ MORE›

BOWEL CANCER AT 37 IS SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT

2500 young adults are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year... READ MORE›

FAMILY LIFE AS I KNOW IT IS THANKS TO MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR CANCER

To find out how you can join the rebellion against cancer visit Standuptocancer.org.uk... READ MORE›

ALCOHOL AWARENESS AND THE 'DEMON DRINK'

The overwhelming medical consensus is that there are many risk factors involved with cancer including alcohol and our information and advice reflects this... READ MORE›

TESTING PROBE TO HELP CANCER SURGEONS KNOW THEY GOT IT ALL IN MINUTES

It's intriguing technology, said Dr. Nita Ahuja, chief of surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, who wasn't involved in the work... READ MORE›

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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›

111 TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE END THEIR LIVES UNDER CALIFORNIA'S NEW RIGHT-TO-DIE LAW

California health officials said 111 terminally ill people have legally ended their lives since the state passed aA right-to-die law in 2016, according to a reportA released Tuesday... READ MORE›

'I'M STILL STANDING': ANTON ENUS SHARES HIS BATTLE WITH BOWEL CANCER

AntonEnus The statistics quoted come from bowelcanceraustralia.org 14,962 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, including 1,313 younger than 50... READ MORE›

CANCER 'WONDER DRUG' GIVEN TICK OF APPROVAL

It's touted as a wonder drug that melts away cancer cells, but patient John Higham would go one step further... 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›

NHS TRUST SENT CANCER PATIENT ADVERTS FOR PRIVATE CLINIC

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs St James's, has apologised to Schofield and said it would no longer send the leaflets... READ MORE›

BUCKET LIST COMPLETE, 29-YEAR-OLD CANCER PATIENT PUTS OFF ENDING LIFE

Bucket list complete, 29-year-old cancer patient puts off ending life Brittany Maynard says it doesn't seem like the right time right now... READ MORE›

'A TERRIBLE SHOCK': MAN WHOSE WIFE DIED CALLS FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE CARE

But because Szukits was still getting chemotherapy not to cure her, but to reduce her symptoms they were denied access to a palliative care physician... READ MORE›

CANCER RATES SET TO INCREASE SIX TIMES FASTER IN WOMEN THAN MEN

The watchdog estimates that around 5,500 people in England - out of 45,000 new diagnoses of breast cancer each year - would be eligible for treatment with palbociclib... READ MORE›

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS WOMEN SHOULD START MAMMOGRAMS AT 45

In the 1980s, the American Cancer Society ran ads telling women, If you haven't had a mammogram, you need more than your breasts examined... 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›

CHINESE ACTRESS' DEATH SPARKS CANCER TREATMENT DEBATE

Scientists are also beginning to research whether traditional Chinese medicine can treat or prevent cancer... READ MORE›

BREAST CANCER DRUG REJECTED FOR NHS USE ON COST-BENEFIT GROUNDS

Danni Manzi, of Breast Cancer Care, said While we understand the pressure around budgets, it is ultimately patients who suffer... 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›

OVARIAN CANCER PATIENT APPEALS FOR HELP TO RAISE AWARENESS OF 'SILENT KILLER'

According to Ovarian Cancer Action, if you're regularly experiencing these symptoms on most days it's important to talk to your GP as soon as possible... 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›

CHESHIRE CANCER PATIENTS 'COULD DIE SOONER' IF NHS CUTS ARE FORCED THROUGH

Macmillan Cancer Support said the plan was incredibly worrying for cancer patients ... READ MORE›

FAMILIES IN CANCER FRAUD CASE SAY 45 YEARS IN PRISON NOT ENOUGH FOR DOCTOR

8203 He pumped poisonous chemotherapy drugs into patients for years, telling them they had cancer. They didn't... READ MORE›

NHS CANCER PATIENTS HIT BY TREATMENT DELAYS AFTER CYBER-ATTACK

One is Barts health NHS trust, which operates five hospitals in London... READ MORE›

MOTHER 'DEVASTATED' AS LIFE-SAVING CANCER SPECIALIST LEAVES ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL

Sarcoma is a rare cancer that affects around 250 people in Ireland annually... READ MORE›

CANCER CHARITIES CONDEMN NHS ENGLAND FOR AXING MEDICINES

The news that life-prolonging myeloma drugs are being removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund is awful and represents a massive step backward, said Low... READ MORE›

JIMMY CARTER SAYS DOCTORS FIND NO NEW CANCER GROWTH

ATLANTA -- Doctors have found Jimmy Carter is responding well to treatment for cancer, according to a statement released by the former U.S... READ MORE›

CANCER TASKFORCE TELLS NHS: GET UP TO DATE AND SAVE 30,000 LIVES A YEAR

It said 280 000 people were diagnosed with cancer in England in 2013 14 and this was expected to reach more than 300 000 by 2020 and more than 360 000 by 2030... READ MORE›

HOW TO GET THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY: DECCA AITKENHEAD ON CANCER TREATMENT

It drove me to distraction when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer last summer, and was told I would undergo four months of chemotherapy... READ MORE›

NHS PATIENTS FACING UNACCEPTABLE WAIT FOR SCAN RESULTS

Cancer charities criticised the delays in diagnosis as unacceptable and said that they produced anxiety for patients and could affect how long a patient lives for... READ MORE›

THINGS YOU FIND OUT WHEN YOU HAVE CANCER...

You will hear about so many people's cancers and treatment while you politely nod and play David Bowie in your head until they finish... READ MORE›

'THAT WAS A HELL OF A WAKE - I HOPE I'LL REMEMBER IT FOR YEARS'

So now back at the Royal Marsden specialist cancer treatment hospital for blood tests ahead of what I hope will be more chemotherapy treatment on Thursday... READ MORE›

FORMER TORONTO MAYOR ROB FORD DIES AFTER BATTLING RARE CANCER

Post to Facebook Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies after battling rare cancer Ford died Tuesday at age 46, his family said... READ MORE›

YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER NOT GETTING FERTILITY ADVICE

Breast Cancer Care's chief executive, Samia al Qadhi, said Many healthcare professionals are not discussing fertility options, and clear referral systems are not in place... READ MORE›