The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

‘Extremely impressive’: melanoma jab trial results excite doctors

Vaccine approach will help improve survival rates for ‘the next decades and more’, says Cancer Research UK’s chief clinician

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Why a brain cancer battler's chance meeting has her set to walk 150km

'What are the chances of bumping into this group?'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 3, 2024

Women who begin menopause early face double the risk of breast cancer, study finds

Research finds women who go through early menopause are almost four times as likely to contract ovarian cancer

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Kay Burley says she ‘wishes’ she had breast cancer instead of her sister

‘I just don’t know how long I’ve got,’ said the presenter, after several of the women in her family have died from the illness

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas shares pancreatic cancer diagnosis, vows to continue serving constituents during treatment.

Top News · Jun 3, 2024

Cancer rates among under-50s in UK have risen 24% since 1995, figures show

Increase sharper than in any age group and is likely to be linked to soaring obesity levels, junk food and inactivity, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients

Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study finds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds

Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system

Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

New blood test can predict if breast cancer will come back with 100% accuracy

The ‘ultra-sensitive’ test can pick up traces of a tumour’s DNA ahead of a full relapse, when it is much harder to treat.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2024