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Understanding Cancer and Why Some Types are More Common Than Others

Explore why certain cancers are so common, explaining cancer basics and key risks for breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer to support awareness and early detection.

Medical Daily

Cambodia's 72-year-old king says he has prostate cancer and is getting treatment in China

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has announced he has prostate cancer and will undergo treatment in China

The Independent UK

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer, has died of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania at age 68, according to his lawyer

The Independent UK

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Health officials accused of racial bias over cancer screening for Black men

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The Independent UK

Warning thousands of Black men will die of prostate cancer in next decade without targeted screening

One survivor said it felt ‘as if the government are playing russian roulette’ with the lives of Black men who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as white men

The Independent UK

Medical firm hails ‘phenomenal’ response to prostate cancer initiative

The Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative is running testing sessions across Scotland throughout 2026.

Evening Standard

HRT patches to treat prostate cancer – here’s how it works

Women’s HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections – but with fewer of the worst side-effects – according to a large UK trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding could change how men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond…

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Prostate cancer breakthrough as HRT patches prevent disease spreading

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The Independent UK

HRT patches for menopause ‘can help treat prostate cancer’ – but there is one main side effect

Patches that lower testosterone by delivering oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, through the skin were just as effective as injections at preventing the cancer from spreading

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Hoy reveals prostate cancer diagnosis gave him ‘new purpose’ as he launches mass screening drive

The Olympian said he had found a new purpose in life after being diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer.

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Hoy project to screen 25,000 men for prostate cancer

The Olympian said he had found a new purpose in life after being diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer.

Evening Standard

How Dogs Help Detect Human Health Problems

Dogs are more than just loyal companions. They have an extraordinary ability to detect changes in human health that often go unnoticed. From alerting owners to low blood sugar to sensing seizures and even certain cancers, dogs have proven to be life-saving allies. Their acute sense of smell, combined with…

Times Pets

New UK trial aimed at revolutionising prostate cancer screening begins

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The Independent UK

Landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial begins with first men tested

Trial will inform future population-wide prostate cancer screening programmes for men

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Evening Standard

First men tested in landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial

Later this week, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), which advises the Government, publishes its final guidance on screening.

International Business Times UK

Joe Biden Hidden Illness: Physician Claims Cancer Spread to Bone During Presidency

Joe Biden's battle with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer has raised new questions about when his illness began, after a physician said it likely spread to his bones during his presidency. Former aides and medical commentators now fear the 83-year-old former US president could have only months to live, though…

The Conversation

Masked T-cell engagers: cancer immunotherapies for the future?

A new immunotherapy drug has demonstrated early promise in a recent prostate cancer clinical trial. The drug, called VIR-5500, is a “masked T-cell engager”. This type of immunotherapy ignites our own immune arsenal to fight cancer.

The Independent UK

Tommy Cannon shares prostate cancer update with fans and urges men to get tested

The comedian also recalled a particularly distressing moment during an MRI scan when the machine ‘broke down’

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Tommy Cannon on prostate cancer diagnosis: I’m still here and doing OK

He is best known as being one half of comedy duo Cannon and Ball alongside the late Bobby Ball.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve been living under a shadow for 13 years’: life with prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. But screening is not universal, and charities are divided over whether it should be extended. What do those living with the disease think?

The Conversation

Cancer deaths fall to historic low in UK – this is probably why

Good news: cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to their lowest level on record.

The Independent UK

Experts recommend rapid MRI scans for this type of cancer

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The Independent UK

We’re prostate cancer experts. Here are the benefits of quick and targeted MRI scans

Urologists, radiologists and pathologists from Europe and the US agreed an “expert consensus statement” on prostate cancer treatment and diagnosis

The Independent UK

London surgeon performs first remote robotic surgery on prostate cancer patient

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The Independent UK

Inside UK’s first remote robotic surgery as surgeon operates on prostate cancer patient 2,400km away

A surgeon in London performed the operation on Paul Buxton, a 62-year-old based in Gibraltar

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