73 m. ago Chris Jasper dead at 73 as tributes paid to influential Isley Brothers member

Former Isley Brothers member Chris Jasper has died at the age of 73 after being diagnosed with cancer, his family have confirmed in a heartbreaking Facebook post.

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87 m. ago Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers star behind ‘Between the Sheets’ and ‘Caravan of Love’, dies aged 73

Musician and producer was behind some of the band’s biggest hits, with his work also sampled by hip-hop stars such as Tupac, The Notorious BIG and Jay-Z

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3 h. ago Isley Brothers member Chris Jasper dies at 73: Keyboardist helped usher the band into its chart

Jasper, whose family announced he died on Sunday, February 23, joined the Isley Brothers as a keyboardist and songwriter in 1973, as the group transformed from a vocal trio into a full band.

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4 h. ago Chris Jasper, former Isley Brothers member, dies at 73 after cancer diagnosis

Chris Jasper, the singer-songwriter who helped transform the Isley Brothers from a vocal trio into a hit-making juggernaut in the 1970s and '80s, has died at 73

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9 h. ago Here's how you CAN enjoy red meat without harming your health (even bacon), by top dietitian DR EMILY LEEMING

So many people I speak to say they are cutting back on red meat to improve their health - but will it?

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13 h. ago RISHI SUNAK: Too many men are still 'dying of embarrassment' over prostate cancer. That's why I'm calling for health chiefs to launch a national screening programme

Every year, around 12,000 men die from prostate cancer. That is even higher than the number of deaths from breast cancer. But we could prevent many of these deaths by catching the disease earlier.

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2 d. ago Calculator reveals UK areas where you're most likely to die of cancer

Experts from Cancer Research UK - who carried out the analysis - blamed the divide on people from poorer areas being diagnosed too late.

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2 d. ago Map reveals UK areas where you're most likely to die of cancer

Experts from Cancer Research UK - who carried out the analysis - blamed the divide on people from poorer areas being diagnosed too late.

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4 d. ago Parts of UK see people have 60pc higher risk of cancer death

Experts say there are reasons why people in some parts of the country are more likely to die from cancer, and they can be avoided

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5 d. ago Cancer expert says you must cut two 'toxins' from diet for good health

While some illness is genetic and unavoidable, 40% of cancers are down to lifestyle choices

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7 d. ago Dad died of bowel cancer on Father's Day after 'minimal symptoms'

Toby, 43, had been diagnosed just five months before despite having none of the usual signs

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7 d. ago 'Doctors ignored my cancer signs and my husband died for 22 minutes'

Hannah and Charlie are both 25 but are battling illness - and inspiring others while they do it

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9 d. ago British professor makes ‘thrilling’ breakthrough for cancer that killed his mother

Paul Workman has researched untreatable chordoma for years. Now new technology points towards to a potential drug to beat itProfessor Paul Workman was 37 and already well established as a medical researcher when his mother, Ena, died of a rare bone cancer known as chordoma. About one in a million people are affected by the condition, which is untreatable.“It was utterly frustrating,” said Workman, who later became head of the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery and then chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research, London. “Thirty-six years ago, there was little we could do to treat chordoma. There was little understanding of the disease and no drugs were available to help my mother.” Continue reading...

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