Simple saliva test will detect risk of cancer

First Reaction Thu 28 Mar, AT 09:45

Routine trip to doctor could reveal markers of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer

Synthetic chemicals 'cause cancer and birth defects'

One-Minute Read Wed 20 Feb, AT 09:44

Landmark study says compounds found in every home pose 'global threat' to health

Stiff upper lip may be causing high rate of UK cancer deaths

First Reaction Wed 30 Jan, AT 14:53

British fear of wasting the doctor's time may be stopping cancer patients getting early treatment

DNA testing

DNA profiling promises cancer breakthrough in five years

One-Minute Read Tue 29 Jan, AT 09:10

Personalised treatment could make cancer a chronic condition, rather than a death sentence

Doctors strike, but it's business as usual at most surgeries

One-Minute Read Thu 21 Jun, AT 08:22

Strike action began at midnight across the UK but expected impact on patients is 'minimal'

Comment

Robin Gibb didn’t lose a battle - he was just unlucky

Opinion digest Tue 22 May, AT 11:28

Opinion digest: cancer is not a war zone, Shell should pay up, and Tories betray single parents

Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies at 62

First Reaction Mon 21 May, AT 08:36

Tributes pour in for singer who has died in London after a long battle with cancer

US
Coca-cola

Coke and Pepsi change recipes to avoid cancer warning

One-Minute Read Fri 9 Mar, AT 11:59

Fizzy drink giants change secret formulas even though carcinogenic threat is infinitesimal

The Big C: Hitchens lost to the Emperor of all Maladies

Fri 16 Dec, AT 13:15 Michael Bywater

'Nature - which Hitch defended against all the gods - is fine, until it all goes wrong'

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