cancer

Prostate cancer screening trial to recruit thousands of men

Fergus WalshMedical EditorGettyA major prostate cancer screening trial aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been…

9 months ago

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment wait ‘traumatic’ for women, GP says

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIDr Jilly O'Hagan says patients are facing traumatic waits for diagnosis and treatmentA County Antrim…

9 months ago

Nearly all NHS hospitals are missing cancer targets

Chloe Hayward, Nick Triggle & Daniel WainwrightBBC NewsBBCJust three trusts out of 121 in England are treating cancer patients quickly…

9 months ago

Medics helped me beat cancer but they can’t help my crash menopause

Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporterKat DenisiKat is now cancer-free but is now struggling with the symptoms of medically-induced menopauseWhen Kat…

10 months ago

Cancer survivors from Margate urge others to recognise symptoms

Jadzia Samuel,in Margate and Hsin-Yi Lo,South EastBBC / Jadzia SamuelEve Ross was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer when she…

10 months ago

Newport woman’s rare kidney cancer found after Butlin’s injury

Charlotte Morjario had no idea how her life was about to change when she went on a girls' holiday with…

10 months ago

Prostate cancer screening could ‘save countless lives’

Hugh PymHealth editor andKathryn ArmstrongBBCThe former PM says men are often hesitant about seeking help over health issuesA targeted prostate…

10 months ago

Ed Davey urges US cancer scientists to come to UK

The UK government should offer discount visas to US cancer scientists who have had their research cancelled by the Trump…

11 months ago

Calls to include menopause support in cancer care

Menopause and CancerMenopause and Cancer is a charity that supports people who are managing menopause following cancer treatmentCampaigners are calling…

11 months ago

What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted cancer survival

Hugh PymHealth editorBBC"It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were getting desperate."Jesper…

11 months ago