The Latest Breaking News on Cancer

Patients with incurable cervical cancer to be offered life-extending drug

Clinical trials suggest the drug could give patients eight more months to live on average

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

New drug to give eight more months to patients with incurable cervical cancer

Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug manufactured by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is the first new treatment in 14 years

Wales Online · Mar 29, 2023

Patients with incurable cervical cancer to be offered new drug

It is the first new treatment in 14 years approved to treat advanced cervical cancer.

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

London hospital trials cooling caps to help cancer patients keep their hair

One in eight women say they would decline treatment because of the side effect

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

Young Edinburgh student's 'stomach strain' turned out to be huge cancer tumour

Elena Espinosa Cabrera, a student at the University of Edinburgh, went to A&E with pain in her abdomen which she assumed was a muscle strain -before she was told she had ovarian cancer.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 22, 2023

Unusually high cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but they were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general US population

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Co Antrim man on fundraising mission for life-saving pancreatic cancer operation

Aidan O'Neill was told that there are no surgeons in Northern Ireland with the skills needed for the operation

Belfast Live · Mar 17, 2023

Cancer could kill me, but I face an NHS fine over prescriptions

I haven’t paid since I was diagnosed in 2020 but now realise I needed an exemption certificate

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023

The little known lung cancer symptom you can spot on your hands

There are some common symptoms of lung cancer including breathlessness and an ongoing cough. However, there are some lesser know signs such as changes in your fingers.

Daily Record · Mar 15, 2023