People living in rural areas are less likely to survive cancer than those who live in cities, according to a new global review. Researchers examined 39 studies and found 30
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Cancer patients in Wales are to begin receiving proton therapy treatment through the NHS after a treatment centre was granted permission by the country’s health boards. The Rutherford Cancer Centre
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Mumford and Sons bassist Ted Dwane has spoken of the loneliness of suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) after being inspired to help create an exhibition on the subject by his
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Glasgow is to become the first Scottish city to join a major global initiative aimed at halting the spread of HIV. Council leaders are to sign up to the Paris
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe is using his star power to back a moving and inspiring online appeal to raise money for children with a terminal condition this Christmas. The Harry Potter
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Rising rates of autoimmune conditions are costing the UK billions each year, health experts have warned. Connect Immune Research, a coalition of medical research charities, said many autoimmune conditions are
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A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer who wants to die a “peaceful and dignified death” will go to the UK’s highest court in a bid to change the law
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A fifth of cancer patients are facing discrimination when they return to work after treatment, a poll suggests. Macmillan Cancer Support said that many bosses have “misconceptions” about employees with
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The NHS will invest up to £46 million to help tens of thousands of people living with diabetes to receive life-changing treatment. NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has pledged
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Most people living with dementia also have at least one other health condition, and health services need to adapt to optimise their health and quality of life, a new study
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