Lorraine Beavers: ‘The silent killer the national cancer plan must confront’
As we await the release of the National Cancer Plan, Liver Cancer Awareness Month is a stark reminder of the urgent need to act on one of the UK’s fastest rising and less survivable cancers. While the UK has made impressive progress in reducing deaths from several cancers, liver cancer stands apart. Each year, over […]
Investing in cancer research is one of the smartest economic decisions we can make
168,500 people die from cancer every year in the UK, and the devastating toll of the disease is far-reaching. It puts a huge physical and emotional strain on patients, their loved ones, and those who care for them, as well as disrupting work and placing pressure on personal finances. In truth, the personal cost of […]
This general election must be a turning point for cancer
Cancer Research UK is calling for all political parties to make this general election a turning point for cancer.
Amy Callaghan: ‘Ministers must scrap tax on sunscreen — lives literally depend on it’
Twelve years ago, I received a shock cancer diagnosis. I was one of the 17,000 people diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer each year across the UK. Gruelling surgeries followed, only for the cancer to return two years later and although it might not sound like it, I was one of the lucky ones. I have […]
Widen the net for cancer tests, health committee told
A woman who suffers from a rare type of kidney cancer has urged the NHS to widen the net for cancer tests. Katy Hall, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare cellular cancer, known as MiT family translocation renal cell carcinoma, was initially told the lump found on her kidney was a benign tumour. Speaking as an […]
How government policy can help give people a ‘good death’
Cancer charity calls for better funding of end of life care
Cervical cancer: Does the smear age need to be lowered?
A change in the rules to start smear tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer at 25, rather than 20, could be leaving more young women without treatment
Govt starts a new DNA database
Up to one hundred thousand NHS cancer & serious disease patients are to have their DNA codes sequenced under government plans to be announced later today.
Comment: My constituent’s cancer battle highlights PCT injustice
The story of my brave constituent’s battle with cancer shows the inconsistency of Primary Care Trusts.
PMQs: Miliband doesn’t let go over cancer patient support
Ed Miliband sought to bounce back at prime minister’s questions by attacking David Cameron on welfare support for cancer patients.
