A woman should not be told that her estranged teenage child has cancer, a High Court judge has decided. Mr Justice Hayden has imposed an information ban after the youngster,
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Researchers have criticised the rejection of a prostate cancer drug they hailed as a “game changer”. The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) said thousands of men a year could be
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The first result of a ballot among health workers on a three-year pay deal has shown massive rejection. Members of the GMB union voted against the proposed agreement, worth an
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Thousands of breast cancer patients may be safely spared gruelling chemotherapy following a landmark study. A trial of more than 10,000 women with the most common form of early breast
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Up to 75 women may have died early following blunders in a breast screening, according to latest estimates. NHS records show as many as 174,000 women were affected by failures
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The parents of baby Charlie Gard, who died after being at the centre of a High Court treatment battle, have launched a foundation to provide a “brighter future” for other
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Emojis could be used to live monitor the progress of cancer patients, according to new research. Positive and negative reactions, recorded using an app on Apple Watches and iPhones, could
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Fitness trackers could help improve survival among cancer patients who fake feeling well to please their doctor, a study suggests. Apps that record the amount of time people are in
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A new blood test which scientists say is able to detect certain types of cancer several years before a person falls ill has been hailed as a breakthrough. A trial
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Up to 850 women in England and Wales could benefit from a targeted pill that treats ovarian cancer after it was approved for use on the NHS through the Cancer
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