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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Tessa Jowell’s battle to improve care for cancer patients in her final days as she was dying from a brain tumour is to be shown on television. Behind the scenes
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A grandmother’s “painful death” from cancer could have been avoided, the health ombudsman has said. Pamela North, from Dagenham in Essex, died after a hospital’s nine-month delay to diagnose her
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New workplace guidance has been issued to help ensure businesses are following the law when managing staff who have a particular religion or belief. The conciliation service Acas suggested that
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A pioneering new golf project that enables people to continue enjoying their golf when diagnosed with dementia is set to launch in Scotland. With the support of Life Changes Trust
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The Duchess of Cambridge has described how she cherishes moments like playing outside with her children in a letter of support for “remarkable” children’s hospices. Kate wrote the letter in
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Artificial intelligence will be used to help stop 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033, Theresa May will say in a speech setting out how science can transform health. Medical
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New research has shown that older people with very low risk of heart disease also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be prevented. The largest study
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The Government is “losing control of cancer care”, with waiting times for treatment soaring over the past eight years, Labour has said. Research carried out by the party found that
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