Cancer

A clinical trial testing a potentially ground-breaking vaccine against skin cancer has recruited its first patients.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme is up to 95% effective in preventing cervical cancer, official data has shown.
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Study suggests smoking-related deaths can be reduced if people attending lung cancer screening are offered stop-smoking support.

Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.

Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...

Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

Researchers are working to develop the world’s first vaccine against lung cancer, building on the ground-breaking Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, a study has suggested.

AkzoNobel has agreed a six-figure settlement with a former worker who claimed he was exposed to asbestos in the 1960s.

Last year was the ‘worst year on record’ for NHS cancer treatment delays in England, a charity has warned, as...

World Cancer Day is a good time for employers to reflect on the support they can offer employees with cancer.

Less than a third of employers (30%) offer support for serious illnesses such as cancer to help people stay in...

Rising levels of obesity and being overweight are contributing to increasing mortality rates from bowel cancer among people aged under 50.

A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.

Just four out of 10 UK employees (43%) who have, or have had, cancer have been satisfied with the return-to-work...