6 h. ago Now free on the NHS: Blood test that can pick up 12 types of cancer

The test, developed by a team at the University of Southampton, uses AI to analyse blood samples for tiny fragments of genetic material to identify cancer present in the body.

Events

7 d. ago Millions who take cheap, common drug could be protected from deadly type of cancer

Cambridge found a drug that costs mere pennies per pill could help prevent a type of cancer that kills about four out of five patients within five years of their diagnosis.

Events

9 d. ago Doctor who survived breast cancer names 'three food types' linked to disease

Dr Liz O'Riordan was a noted specialist breast cancer surgeon for many years, but was herself diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2015

Society

9 d. ago I thought leg pain was just a muscle strain but it was Stage 4 cancer

Abeeku Lewis, 30, from Halifax believed he had a sporting injury when his leg began to feel strange, but a lump that later emerged would turn out to be an aggressive and rare type of cancer. 

Politics

1 week ago Breast cancer treatment breakthrough for patients as NHS approves new 'landmark' drug

Thousands with advanced breast cancer could live long lives thanks to a new drug approved on the NHS. Capivasertib, retailed as Truqap, targets the most common type of breast cancer and stops it spreading. Up to 3,000 women could benefit from the treatment each year, with experts last night hailing it “a great success story for British science.”

Science

1 week ago ‘Landmark moment’ as new pill approved for common type of advanced breast cancer

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, which helped develop the drug, welcomed the move.

Science

4 w. ago Lauren Laverne says cancer battle made her 'appreciate everything' about her life

The radio DJ anounced last summer that she had been diagnosed with cancer, but did not specify what type

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