The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

Eating ultraprocessed foods linked to a 47 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease

The foods make up 60 percent of American adults’ diet

The Independent UK · Feb 6

NHS hiring bans in cancer units shortsighted and dangerous, doctors warn

Exclusive: RCR says recruitment freezes in treatment centres doubled in 2025 and could undermine government’s care plans

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6

Springwatch's Michaela Strachan reveals second cancer scare after throat lump discovery

The presenter, now 59, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 after undergoing a routine mammogram while living in Cape Town

Evening Standard · Feb 6

The 30 controllable risk factors that fuel cancer, researchers identify

Preventable cancer is more common in men than women, according to the study

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon

President condemns ‘environmental and health crime’ as critics say Israel seeks to make southern Lebanon uninhabitable

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

There’s finally a smear test alternative – but why has it taken so long?

IN FOCUS : As scientists discover that menstrual blood can be tested for signs of cervical cancer, Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores why it took 75 years for researchers to put an end to women’s pain and suffering

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Doctors Warn: 6 Everyday Foods Secretly Raising Your Cancer Risk

Everyday meals and snacks can feel comforting, familiar and safe. But according to Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist, some of the foods you reach for most often are actually quietly increasing your risk of cancer. None of these foods cause cancer instantly, but frequent consumption can set up an…

Times Life · Feb 5

Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests

A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Cancer dad lost 'almost every penny' when text scammers posed as daughter in need of 'emergency money'

Meditation teacher Beth Upton has set up a GoFundMe for her distraught dad to ‘restore his faith in humanity’

Evening Standard · Feb 5

Kelsey Parker pays emotional tribute to late husband Tom Parker to mark World Cancer Day

Motivational speaker Kelsey Parker has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband Tom Parker to mark World Cancer Day, and the star told how The Wanted singer's passing has "forever" changed the way she sees the world.

BANG Premier · Feb 5