cancer

Cervical cancer: Eight women develop cancer ‘after smear misread’

The highly critical Royal College of Pathology report found a "persistent failure " to tackle underperformance by some cervical screening…

2 years ago

Sir Chris Hoy: NHS to review prostate cancer testing after cyclist calls for change

His news prompted a near eight-fold increase in NHS searches for prostate cancer symptoms over the following days. "It's been…

2 years ago

Cyclist Chris Hoy announces that his cancer is terminal

The Olympian's cancer was discovered last year after a routine scan for shoulder pain - he thought he had injured…

2 years ago

Enhertu: Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in NHS row

Jeannie put us in touch with a group of about 20 women who are all in the same position as…

2 years ago

‘Endometriosis spreads like my cancer, so why are waits so long?’

Lara said she had been trying to become pregnant for four years, but after a number of miscarriages and additional…

2 years ago

Malawi cancer: ‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back.Just six…

2 years ago

Immunotherapy project aims to benefit more cancer patients

Now 42, Alex was initially diagnosed with melanoma in 2012.He was treated with surgery, but three years later the disease…

2 years ago

Breast cancer: Trial to diagnose patients more quickly

Charity Breast Cancer Now said it welcomed the government’s focus on ensuring more people get referred to a specialist more…

2 years ago

Gateshead family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug

Annabel is now cancer-free with survival odds of 75%, but relapses of HRN have a "high mortality rate", Ms Ashmore…

2 years ago

Lung cancer: DNA blood test could benefit thousands of patients

Some money had already been raised for the project which is run by the Life Sciences Wales Hub, external as…

2 years ago