Cancer
More than 500,000 people in UK ‘will be diagnosed with cancer each year by 2040’
Cancer Research UK report says NHS risks being overwhelmed by cancer diagnoses
Anna Bawden
03, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
Pioneering NHS trial targets brain tumours before surgery
Exclusive: Radiotherapy prior to operation could be key to reducing likelihood of tumours regrowing quickly, researchers say
Andrew Gregory Health editor
02, Feb, 2023 @3:00 PM
1,500 more patients of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson recalled
Spire Healthcare contacts patients after opening historical databases, more than two decades after rogue doctor treated them
Andrew Gregory Health editor
01, Feb, 2023 @11:06 AM
Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75
Steffen remembered as a ‘truly leading thinker’ and someone who influenced scientific agenda and governments worldwide
Graham Readfearn
31, Jan, 2023 @2:19 AM
A new start after 60: I survived cancer – and learned to respect my amazing body
For decades Sylvie Boulay agonised about her weight, happy when it fell, miserable when it rose. After two brushes with death, she has finally found peace
Paula Cocozza
30, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
Are we right to demonise drink? | Letters
Letters: Doctors should focus more on unhealthy diets than alcohol, says David Roberts. But Dr Sheila Gilheany argues for greater awareness of the risks of drinking
29, Jan, 2023 @6:39 PM
Loyalty card data could help spot ovarian cancer cases sooner
Researchers find pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher in women who went on to be diagnosed
Rachel Hall
26, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM
Proportion of women in England not screened for cervical cancer at 10-year high
NHS England data show 4.6m or so women still unscreened or behind with tests, for disease diagnosed in 3,200 annually in UK
Anna Bawden
23, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
MPs urge asbestos company to pay £10m to fund cancer research
All-party group including peers backs campaign by victims’ group, saying Cape ‘knowingly put people in danger’
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
22, Jan, 2023 @6:55 PM
Australia unlikely to follow Canada in slashing alcohol consumption guidelines
Expert says difference in nations’ advice reflects contrasting risk appetite rather than failure to keep up with evidence
Jordyn Beazley
19, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
The 99% sober movement: should we keep dry January going all year?
There is no such thing as a safe level of alcohol consumption, according to new guidelines from Canada. What does this mean for moderate drinkers?
Emine Saner
19, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
The ‘virgin speculum’: proof that medicine is still rife with outrageous myths about women | Jenny Halpern Prince
No wonder fewer British women are attending cervical screenings when some in the medical profession have such outdated views, says Jenny Halpern Prince of the Lady Garden Foundation
Jenny Halpern Prince
19, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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