4 d. ago Jessie J delays tour to undergo second breast cancer operation

Singer says UK and Europe dates will move to 2026 while US shows are cancelled as she focuses on treatmentJessie J has postponed her upcoming tour after revealing she will undergo a second operation as part of her breast cancer treatment.The 37-year-old singer, whose full name is Jessica Cornish, announced her diagnosis in June when she began treatment. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jessie J delays tour of UK and Europe to undergo second breast cancer operation

British singer, 37, also cancels US shows as she focuses on treatmentJessie J has postponed a concert tour after revealing she will undergo a second operation as part of her breast cancer treatment.The 37-year-old singer, whose full name is Jessica Cornish, announced her diagnosis in June when she began treatment. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ovarian cancer blood test can detect disease early, study suggests

Test that uses machine learning to find signs of the disease in blood could significantly improve patient outcomesScientists have developed a simple blood test to spot ovarian cancer early that could “significantly improve” outcomes for women with the disease.More than 300,000 women, mostly over the age of 50, are diagnosed worldwide each year, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late, which makes treating the condition more difficult. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago I’ve been diagnosed with cancer twice in the past 12 months. Here’s what the pamphlets don’t tell you | Emily Thompson

The hospital gave me a stack of helpful information when I was first diagnosed last Christmas. But they didn’t tell me to bring spare underwear to workI’m 45 years old and currently battling cancer. A few weeks ago, I threw up at work with such force that I peed myself. My first thought was: the treatment pamphlets tell you to sip peppermint tea and keep a fan at your desk for nausea, but nowhere did they mention you might find yourself in the staff bathroom vomiting so hard you become incontinent. If they had, I’d have popped a spare pair of undies in my work bag.I was diagnosed just before Christmas last year. It was a complete shock: I was 44 and the healthiest I’d been in years. At first, I was given an excellent prognosis, and after the initial shock, I rallied like never before. I decided I was going to face this head-on, full of positive energy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Airport workers to strike in dispute over ‘poverty pay offer’

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

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1 week ago Treatment that can double bladder cancer survival rates available to 1,000 patients in England

People with disease that has spread have been found to live twice as long when given treatment hailed as ‘hopeful’More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.In England, 18,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, and only about 10% of people with stage 4 bladder cancer will survive five years or more after they are diagnosed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Colon cancer study unleashes startling new theory about mysterious explosion of cases in young people

It's an activity loved by the health-conscious, but a new study shows it can raise the risk of colon cancer in young people.

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1 week ago AC/DC Edinburgh Murrayfield: Remembering rock band's 75p student union gig in Edinburgh in 1976

The Scotsman takes a walk down memory lane for AC/DC’s Edinburgh concerts over the years.

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1 week ago Shine Night Walk Edinburgh 2025: Cancer Research 10k fundraiser returns to Edinburgh

The walk tours the capital’s iconic landmarks

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1 week ago The silent epidemic: the pros and cons of screening for prostate cancer

In the US, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men – but experts can’t agree about testing“You will feel a little pressure.”My doctor had instructed me to lower my boxers, bend forward and place my elbows on the table. As with most men over 50, it was time for my annual digital rectal exam, or DRE: those riveting moments when the doctor takes a “look” at the prostate gland, which is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systemsOn the day French MPs gave themselves a round of applause for approving legislation to reintroduce a banned pesticide last month, a figure rose from the public gallery to shout: “You are supporters of cancer and we will make it known.”Fleur Breteau made it known. Her outburst and appearance – she lost her hair during chemotherapy for breast cancer – boosted a petition against the “Duplomb law” to well over 2m signatures. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The MoonWalk Scotland: Last chance to take part as iconic fundraising event looks ahead to a new chapter

Tempted by The MoonWalk Scotland but haven’t done it until now? This is your last chance to join the fantastic fundraising walk, which will be held in Edinburgh for the final time this September.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Fringe performer in tears after 'third of audience walk out'

Nicole Nadler was performing her one woman show, Exposure Therapy, when she says "a third of her audience walked out 15 minutes early".

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4 w. ago When do you know when it’s time to stop cancer treatment? She knew – her final act of control

My patient Betsy Lewis has found the balance in which we neither welcome death nor push it away – and still celebrates her life while she canI can remember many things about the afternoon I told Betsy that she had stage IV lung cancer.I can still see how the single ray of sunshine from the skylight in the atrium behind us entered the crack between the curtains in her hospital room, shooting right through the crystalline IV bag hanging from the pole next to her, turning it into a depressing sort of disco ball. Continue reading...

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