Overexposed: the sun damage that can lead to skin cancer – and how to treat it
Despite the warnings, many of us still overdo it in the summer sun. Here are the main types of skin damage to watch for and what to do about them
Prostate cancer twice as likely to kill black men as white men, study finds
Researchers say study suggests need to target black men for screening of prostate cancer, which is projected to become the UK’s most common cancer by 2030
Run for your life: why cancer treatments won’t stop me
Jenny Baker planned plenty of runs to celebrate her 50th birthday. Instead, she found herself undergoing chemotherapy. If she couldn’t do marathons, she could at least run to the hospital each time
Spa retreats for people with cancer
Although a spa seems like the perfect place for someone recovering from serious illness, most are very wary of taking bookings from people who have been treated for cancer. Thankfully a handful have changed their approach, says Joanna Moorhead
Hair care: the salon wagon taking the stigma out of fitting a wig
If you’re rich or famous, a high-end wig is usually a lifestyle accessory. If you have cancer or alopecia, getting one can be a necessary embarrassment. One hairdresser is making it easier with a van full of wigs that visits people at home
Coping with cancer at university showed me who my friends are
My treatment made studying tough, but supportive friends helped me through
Would I like to take the Ubble ‘death test’? Er, no thank you
An online quiz claims to be able to tell if you’re likely to die within five years. I think I’d rather concentrate on living
Cancer breakthroughs trigger big pharma interest in drugs and deals
Companies are scrambling to get into the immunotherapy market, which experts think could eventually be worth up to £26bn a year in sales
What coping with cancer taught me about letting go
Cancer taught Lain Hensley an important lesson: sometimes a business leader must let others carry the burden in order to make an impact that lasts
17% of women diagnosed with breast cancer ‘waited over a month to see GP’
YouGov poll for Breast Cancer Care also found that one in 20 women wait over six months after spotting symptoms, with potentially fatal consequences
Pensioners seven times more likely to have skin cancer than in 1970s
Rise of the cheap package holiday and desirability of tanned skin blamed for increase
The Village Effect by Susan Pinker review – the science of friendship
Being sociable can lengthen your life – but there’s a risk of making it into a self-improvement chore
Publishers to cease printing paleo cookbook and ‘anti-cancer’ diet book
Bubba Yum Yum paleo cookbook, co-authored by Pete Evans, will not make it to shops after health outcry and Belle Gibson’s The Whole Pantry is under review
Belle Gibson’s book publisher never verified cancer survivor’s health claims
Penguin says it published The Whole Pantry ‘in good faith’ and never checked Gibson’s claims she cured her brain cancer through diet and lifestyle alone
Why media coverage of alternative cancer cures is dangerous
Michael Marshall: A Mirror Online report on a breast cancer patient who refused medical treatment for so-called natural alternatives ignores the health risks