Beta blocker drugs, normally used for high blood pressure, could enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapies in treating neuroblastoma, a type of chil...

A compound that can be found in parsley, celery and camomile tea could halt the spread of cancer cells, scientists claim. Unlike normal cells, can...

The NHS is "masking" the number of cancer patients who die from their treatment, Lord Saatchi said. The peer said that up to 15,000 cancer patients...

Just days after Angelina Jolie revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, reports suggest that the movie star...

Angelina Jolie's personal account of being told she has a fault in her BRCA1 gene and decision to have a double mastectomy to reduce the risk of her developing breast cancer has struck a chord with many individuals and families.

Angelina Jolie has spoken out about her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy. Writing for the New York Times, the star reveals that sh...

Consuming an extra glass of wine or half a bag of crisps a day can cause a person to gain almost 5kg (11lb) over a year, experts said. Over-eating ...

Insomnia can double the risk of prostate cancer in men, a study has shown. The risk rises proportionately with the severity of sleep problems, rese...

Flipping a genetic switch in tumour cells can halt the spread of cancer, scientists have shown. The discovery raises the possibility of stopping de...

Healthcare workers must have better awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer in teenagers and young adults, experts have said. Mike Stevens, p...

Women who have breast implants and go on to have breast cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease than those without, a new study suggests....

Of all the feelings you expect to go through when you're diagnosed with this deadly disease, guilt is not top of the list. Yet almost all the fellow cancer survivors I've met since my diagnosis say they've felt guilt to some degree.

Having cancer costs the average patient around £570 a month, research suggests. Four in five cancer patients are forced to pay out the "whopping" ...

My name is Hannah Bradley. I am 28 years old and in February 2011 my world took a dramatic turn, when, out of the blue, I had a major seizure in the middle of the night.

Bowel cancer rates among men have soared by more than a quarter in the last 35 years, new figures have shown. In contrast, women have experienced a...

Questions were flashing through my mind. Who would look after my son, Rohan? What would happen to my unborn baby? How would my husband cope without me? I broke down and the cancer care nurse gave me a huge hug as I left with an appointment for scans and went home to tell my husband.