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The Latest Breaking News on Cancer

‘Postcode lottery’ in cancer care leaves some patients waiting longer – Labour

The party said its analysis of NHS data revealed the extent of regional inequalities in cancer treatment.

The Independent UK

Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor says prostate cancer is ‘asymptomatic’ after end-of-life diagnosis

Guitarist called the scientist who recommended the treatment ‘the Elon Musk of cancer’

The Independent UK

No harmful levels of PCBs found at Wyoming nuclear missile base as Air Force investigates cancers

The Air Force says no harmful levels of carcinogenic PCBs were found inside the launch facilities at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming

The Independent UK

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Chris Evans says he is ‘extraordinarily lucky’ after receiving ‘stage zero’ skin cancer diagnosis

The former BBC Radio 2 host said specialists refer to it as ‘stage zero’ or ‘pre-cancer’

The Independent UK

Chris Evans: I’m extraordinarily lucky after ‘second best’ skin cancer diagnosis

The radio DJ said specialists refer to it as ‘stage zero’ or ‘pre-cancer’.

The Independent UK

How to check for cancer, as Morrisons puts NHS cancer advice in underwear labels

Labels in the Nutmeg brand’s boxer shorts and crop-top bras will offer advice.

The Independent UK

How to check breasts and testicles, as Morrisons puts NHS cancer advice in underwear labels

Labels in the Nutmeg brand’s boxer shorts and crop-top bras will offer advice.

The Independent UK

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Strikes will make new cancer targets more difficult to meet, top medic warns

Exclusive: Old cancer targets ‘not the right thing; for patients, says NHS’ top cancer lead

The Independent UK

Government confirms two-thirds of cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn

It is hoped the new targets will help diagnose and treat cancer faster

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of NHS cancer targets to be scrapped by autumn

More than two-thirds of NHS cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn, the Government has confirmed.

Evening Standard

NHS to replace flagship cancer waiting time target

Reports suggest plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets could be announced within days.

The Independent UK

Potential cancer targets change ‘ominous and deeply worrying’, charity says

Reports suggest plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets could be announced within days.

The Independent UK

Carcinogens found at nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing Amy Dowden thanks fans for outpouring of support as she starts chemotherapy

The Strictly dancer was told she needed chemotherapy after her mastectomy

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Biocon Foundation announces Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders Atlas project

The OPMD Atlas Project aims to evaluate and accurately deploy point-of-care (PoC) diagnosis systems in the national healthcare system to enable accurate screening, detection and prognosis of OPMD patients.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt shares cancer fight and calls for investment to tackle disease that killed his parents

The chancellor’s family has been hit by the disease and he received treatment for skin cancer

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt says he was ‘blessed’ with early cancer diagnosis

Jeremy Hunt’s family has been hit by the disease and he received treatment for skin cancer

The Independent UK

Chancellor calls for investment to help ‘lift the curse’ of cancer - old

Jeremy Hunt’s family has been hit by the disease and he received treatment for skin cancer.

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Coleen Nolan becomes fourth Nolan sister to be diagnosed with cancer

Coleen Nolan announced her cancer diagnosis earlier this week on Loose Women and has been flooded with support from family and friends

Los Angeles Times

'Today's' Jill Martin shares breast cancer diagnosis after learning father was carrier

The "Today" show's lifestyle contributor Jill Martin revealed Monday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer after learning that her father was a BRCA gene mutation carrier.

The Independent UK

Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it's still considered safe

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the artificial sweetener aspartame a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe

The Independent UK

Houston to spend millions to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard

Houston's mayor says the city plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases

The Independent UK

Cancer wait times continue to fall well below target

One charity called the data a ‘comprehensive catalogue of cancer failures’ in the NHS.

Daily Mirror

Dad with ‘hundreds of tumours’ on liver thought 'life was over' after rare diagnosis

Craig Speirs started seeing his GP in 2008 for symptoms including light flushing to his face and body and going to the toilet ten to fifteen times a day

Evening Standard

World Lung Cancer Day 2023: Disease’s symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments

The annual commemoration has raised awareness for lung cancer for more than a decade

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