A cancer charity has called on the Government to intervene urgently over the shortage of a drug that can prevent life-threatening digestive problems in thousands of people with a range
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Almost two-thirds of UK adults are worried about access to palliative and end-of-life care, according to a survey. The results, released on the same day a debate on assisted dying
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The ambition to diagnose cancer in its earliest stages in England is “seriously off target”, according to a new report. A rise in urgent referrals in recent years has contributed
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Many people with breast cancer are being “systematically left behind” due to inaction on inequities and hidden suffering, experts have said. A new global report suggests people with the condition
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Charities have welcomed the acceptance of treatments for a heart condition, cancer and insomnia for use on the NHS in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has also accepted treatments
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Health Secretary Victoria Atkins would not confirm if compensation will be available for women who were not referred for annual MRI checks despite being at “very high risk of breast
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The Princess of Wales has revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer in an emotional video message and told others battling the disease “you are not alone”. Kate spoke about
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More than half of the money the Government pledged to fund brain cancer research in honour of Dame Tessa Jowell is yet to be “deployed”, a charity has said. Dame
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The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK lags behind comparable countries and people wait too long for treatment, research has found. Two new studies part-funded by Cancer Research
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Cancer patients living on Scottish islands were more likely to die within a year of diagnosis than those on the mainland, according to a study. The research, which looked at
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