Government plan to reduce smoking rates in danger of falling a decade behind scheduleEngland will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found.While...
Read MoreOlympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an...
Read MoreMionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes StreetingThe government will provide funding for a £120 blood test that has the potential to detect the 12 most...
Read MoreTrial forms part of government plans to expedite referrals for patients with cancer symptomsWomen who are concerned about lumps in their breasts will be able to book an appointment to see a specialist via the NHS app, without...
Read MoreVideo message released by Kensington Palace says Catherine plans to return to limited public engagements in coming monthsThe Princess of Wales is “cancer free” after completing chemotherapy treatment and is planning...
Read MoreFirst patient in UK gets dose of jab designed to kill most common form of lung cancer – and stop it coming backDoctors have begun trialling the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine in patients, as experts hailed...
Read MoreStudy predicts overall economic cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke will rise by 61%The cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could rise to £86bn a year by 2050, prompting calls for a...
Read MoreNathaniel Dye, 38, has stage four bowel cancer but treatment has extended life expectancy to up to four yearsA man who had a terminal cancer diagnosis, and who described Labour as “the party of hope for a brighter future I...
Read MoreCatherine takes part in trooping the colour for king’s birthday but has said she is ‘not out of woods yet’The Princess of Wales watched the spectacle of the trooping the colour ceremony from the windows of a...
Read MoreStephen Massey has taken on role at GenesisCare, which reports increased demand ‘as a result of NHS backlogs’The Conservative party’s chief executive has taken on a senior role at a private cancer care firm...
Read MoreWaiting list in England is almost three times the 2010 figure, while satisfaction levels have plummetedIf ever a saying fitted the claims made in an election cycle it must be the famous Mark Twain line about “lies: lies,...
Read MoreWorld Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming productsTobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to...
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