5 d. ago All the existing drugs that could stop cancer from returning

‘Drug repurposing’ involves taking medicines that already exist and testing whether they can treat different diseases

Events

6 d. ago Father stubs his toe and breaks his neck – only to find out he has cancer

Paul Angliss was diagnosed after his neck broke when he stubbed his toe

Politics

6 d. ago Father, 62, left with a broken neck after stubbing his toe: 'Rare cancer was eating away my bones'

When Paul Angliss began to experience agonising back pain as he hiked Mount Fuji during an adventurous Japanese holiday with his family, he simply thought it was a sign of old age.

Science

6 d. ago Father diagnosed with incurable blood cancer after dismissing back pain as wear and tear

Paul Angliss was diagnosed after his neck broke when he stubbed his toe

Events

6 d. ago Chiropractor broke mum’s pelvis treating 'back pain' before shock cancer diagnosis

Beverley Johnston, from Dennyloanhead, was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer in October last year after suffering years of excruciating back, chest and leg pain.

Events

7 d. ago The NHS could offer a prostate cancer diagnosis using AI within a day thanks to trials hailed as a 'game changer'

The service, set for a pilot, would see patients assessed as high risk immediately sent to a radiologist before an on-the-spot biopsy. Pictured: File photo of current prostate cancer test

Sport

9 d. ago I was only 26 when I was suddenly overcome with mysterious bruises, itches and 'morning sickness'. Then came a diagnosis I never expected...

Melbourne woman Harriet Green never imagined her vague symptoms could be the sign of something far more sinister.

Politics

1 week ago Acid reflux increases risk of heart attack by nearly a third, new study reveals

Scientists in Philadelphia analysed the medical data of more than 1.3 million patients and found those with GERD had a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack than those without the condition.

Events

2 w. ago Antidepressant prescribed to millions causes significant heart risk and weight gain, major review reveals

Antidepressants could be putting millions of patients at increased risk of weight gain, hypertension and heart problems a major review has today revealed.

Economics

2 w. ago The health conditions that may increase your risk of dementia

Experts identified ‘critical time windows’ in which certain illnesses pose the greatest risk to patients

Events

2 w. ago Hackers are now a serious risk to patients' lives as NHS records the first death due to a cyber crime

Heathrow Airport, Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover, the British Library. These are some of the leading UK companies and institutions that have fallen victim to cyber crime in the past couple of years.

Events

2 w. ago 'Holy grail' blood test that can detect up to 50 types of cancer may be even more effective than thought, researchers discover

In an NHS trial British experts have discovered that the test correctly identified that more than a third of people thought to have a 'false positive' result.

Events

2 w. ago Simple blood test can pick up cancer cases in ‘false positive’ patients – study

The Galleri blood test by Grail can be given annually and looks for the DNA ‘fingerprint’ of more than 50 deadly cancers.

Science

2 w. ago Man runs Royal Parks Half Marathon while undergoing blood cancer treatment

Callum Stroud completed the race in two hours, eight minutes and 48 seconds.

Events

2 w. ago Expert hail 'holy grail' blood test that accurately flags FIFTY types of cancer before symptoms strike: 'We're one step closer to transforming cancer diagnoses'

The Galleri test - dubbed the 'holy grail' for cancer - screens for more than 50 cancers, often picking up signs before symptoms even appear.

Science

2 w. ago ‘Holy Grail’ blood test can predict cancers before any symptoms start

Trials of the Galleri test that screens for more than 50 cancers showed it was correct in 62% of cases where it thought people had the disease - but is that good enough?

Events

2 w. ago Men with ‘Angelina Jolie’ gene ‘should be regularly tested’ for killer cancer as rates continue to rise

MEN with the Angelina Jolie cancer genes should get routine prostate screening on the NHS from the age of 40, says the Institute for Cancer Research. It is a major intervention from the country’s top cancer scientists. Government advisers are debating whether men should get regular blood tests to check their risk of prostate cancer....

Events

2 w. ago Experts pinpoint simple strength test can predict how at risk you are from liver disease and other illnesses

People who are overweight but have good muscle strength may be less likely to develop obesity-related heart, liver or kidney damage, new research has suggested.

Events

3 w. ago Scientists discover drug combination to help prostate cancer patients live longer

The Institute of Cancer Research finds that combining existing breast and blood cancer drugs could halt the growth of tumours in the prostate

Science

3 w. ago Dad thought to have acid reflux discovers his symptoms were oesophagus cancer

A father-of-two who thought he was suffering from common indigestion was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer just days after he began vomiting blood.

Science