38 h. ago Certain type of coffee linked to crippling eye disease as doctors warn: Stop drinking it, NOW

Chinese researchers have suggested that drinking the beverage may lead to a seven-fold higher risk of deteriorated or blurred vision in old age.

Events

3 d. ago I wish I had known more about alcohol when I started drinking | Arwa Mahdawi

It seems a sensible move to use explicit warning labels on products. What I’m more sceptical about is the ‘No amount of alcohol is safe for you’ messaging ...You’re going to want to sit down with a big glass of water for this one, because I’m afraid I have some bad news. Here we go: alcohol is not terribly good for you. Shocker, right? You’ve probably never heard anything like this before in your life. No doubt, you’ve been choking down a glass of pinot with dinner whenever you can stomach it because you thought it was good for your cholesterol. Instead, it is elevating your risk of cancer.If public health experts have their way, the fact that alcohol is carcinogenic is going to be very hard for British drinkers to ignore. Dozens of medical and health organisations recently wrote to Keir Starmer urging the prime minister to force companies to include “bold and unambiguous” labels on booze bottles, warning that alcohol causes cancer. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Alcohol should have labels warning drinkers of cancer risks, charities say

Health organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to force drinks producers to include warningsCans and bottles of beer, wine and spirits should explicitly warn drinkers that alcohol causes cancer, an unprecedented alliance of doctors, charities and public experts have said.Warning labels would tackle “shockingly low” public awareness in the UK that alcohol is proven to cause seven forms of cancer and 17,000 cases a year of the disease, they claim. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Breast cancer survivors may have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, experts say

South Korean researchers say they had found an 8 percent lower risk

Events

8 d. ago The eight things vaping's doing to your body that you didn't realise: After man dies from cancer caused by vapes, experts reveal the shocking truth that will horrify millions

At least five million people in Britain vape on a regular basis - and roughly one million of them have never been smokers. E-cigarettes are more popular than ever before.

Events

9 d. ago The eight things vaping's doing to your body that you didn't realise: After woman dies from cancer caused by vapes, experts reveal the shocking truth that will horrify millions

At least five million people in Britain vape on a regular basis - and roughly one million of them have never been smokers. E-cigarettes are more popular than ever before.

Events

1 week ago Top expert issues warning over massively popular supplement that could increase bowel cancer risk

A top oncologist is sounding the alarm over massively popular supplement, due to the swathe of research that shows chemicals within it could trigger bowel cancer.

Events

1 week ago Blood test for early signs of pancreatic cancer trialled by UK doctors

Experts hope the test will enable doctors to pick up early signs of the deadly disease, which can have vague or no symptoms.

Events

2 w. ago Experts reveal EXACTLY how many drinks you can have per year before significantly raising your breast cancer risk

While no amount of alcohol is considered safe when it comes to cancer risk, experts have pinpointed the number of tipples where it becomes significant.

Events

2 w. ago How to remove crusty brown skin patches and warts at home. Doctors often won't treat these unsightly growths. Now our experts reveal what really can help... and when to be concerned about cancer

What do banana skin, nail varnish and garlic have in common? They are said to help clear warts - and what's more, there is some evidence that they might actually work.

Science

2 w. ago Hidden signs of terrifying cancer that's rising faster that colon cancer in young people

Doctors have been sounding the alarm over the colon cancer epidemic among young people-but experts now say there is another form of the deadly disease that youngsters need to be aware of.

Events

2 w. ago More testing needed for genetic cancer risk as too many women ‘missed,’ experts say

A rare hereditary condition can elevate the risk of several kinds of cancer

Events

2 w. ago Brain cancer breakthrough as experts discover new electric therapy for deadliest disease

Experts in the US have used a new kind of treatment on glioblastoma patients and are hopeful about the results - the treatment uses electric waves to try and disrupt cancer cells

Science

2 w. ago What are the symptoms of bowel cancer? Expert reveals warning signs

Unexplained weight loss or tiredness can be symptoms of bowel cancer

Events

3 w. ago Key takeaways from world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago

Experts announce findings on immunotherapy, a breast cancer breakthrough and the value of exerciseDoctors, scientists and researchers shared new findings on ways to tackle cancer at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference.The event in Chicago, attended by about 44,000 health professionals, featured more than 200 sessions on this year’s theme, Driving Knowledge to Action: Building a Better Future. Here is a roundup of the key studies. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Cancer patients needlessly dying after falling for natural 'cures' pushed on social media, oncologists warn

Some supposed ‘cures’ for cancer include coffee enemas used by naturopathic practitioners and raw juice diets

Events

3 w. ago Experts reveal what's driving explosion in under 50s cancer cases

The Cancer Research UK analysis is the first to examine 50 years of national cancer data, revealing striking progress-but also alarming new trends.

Events

3 w. ago Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said.Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco). Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago ‘Gift of life’: experts hail neck and head cancer breakthrough

Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returningAn immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades.Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein that enables the drug to wipe out cancer cells. Continue reading...

Science