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Hunted stars scale Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 for cancer treatment

The stars of Channel 4’s Hunted are scaling Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 to fund cancer treatment for their teammate’s wife. The charity campaign, Peak Aid, has been organised by members of the cast to fundraise for former ...

26 Sept 2022 at 10:36

Music

Cheryl: I want to remember Sarah Harding as she was before her cancer diagnosis

Cheryl has said she wants to remember Sarah Harding before her breast cancer diagnosis, rather than when she was experiencing her “darkest of days and nights”. The remaining members of Girls Aloud are hosting a fundraising gala for ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:58

Half of UK adults ‘don’t contact GP within six months of finding cancer symptom’

Half of UK adults with a possible cancer symptom do not contact their GP within six months, despite spotting changes to their body, research suggests. A YouGov poll of 2,468 people for Cancer Research UK found that just 48% of ...

10 Aug 2022 at 15:00

‘1,300 cancer patients’ have waited more than three months to start treatment

More than 1,000 cancer patients in England have waited over three months to start treatment, figures suggest. On July 10, 1,366 people were still waiting for treatment to start 104 days after they were referred with an urgent ...

26 Jul 2022 at 19:42

Prostate cancer messaging ‘may be hampering early detection’

Public health messaging around prostate cancer may be hampering efforts of early detection by placing a misleading focus on urinary symptoms, scientists have argued. Cambridge University researchers say there is “no evidence ...

04 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Entertainment

Dame Deborah: I’m angry at what is happening to me, I don’t want to die

Dame Deborah James has said she is “angry” at the fact that she is terminally ill and said she doesn’t want to die. The campaigner, 40, spoke about how she was feeling after doctors told her there was nothing else they ...

04 Jun 2022 at 12:09

More than 42 million adults in the UK ‘will be overweight or obese by 2040’

More than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040, according to new projections. Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows that seven in 10 (71%) people will be overweight or obese by 2040. Of this, ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Health Minister challenges parties to commit to funding of cancer strategy

Political parties have been challenged to honour their commitment to the health service by funding a ten-year cancer strategy. Health Minister Robin Swann said he has ensured more than £2 million needed for the first ...

22 Mar 2022 at 21:55

Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study

Some artificial sweeteners may not be a good alternative to sugar and could push up the risk of cancer, scientists have suggested. Experts from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research, and ...

24 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Cancer overhaul could see two-week wait to see specialist scrapped

The target for patients to see a specialist within two weeks if their GP suspects they have cancer is to be scrapped under new plans by the NHS in England. Instead the new “Faster Diagnosis Standard” proposes ...

09 Mar 2022 at 15:55

National News

Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer compared to meat-eaters, says large UK study

Vegetarians could have a lower risk of developing cancer compared with meat eaters, according to a University of Oxford study. Compared with regular meat eaters, those who consume small amounts of meat have ...

26 Feb 2022 at 16:33

National News

Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer compared to meat-eaters, says large UK study

26 Feb 2022 at 11:33

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