Cancer patient mother says she would have kept her baby ‘in my tummy’
Heidi Loughlin says she would not have chosen to deliver baby 12 weeks early to undergo chemotherapy had she known daughter would not survive
You don’t have to be vegetarian to think twice about processed meat. At least eating fish is good for you
The World Health Organisation found there was enough evidence to say that salted, cured, fermented or smoked meats were indeed carcinogenic
How crowdfunding became a lifeline for cancer patients struggling with debt
Medications and treatments in the US are some of the most expensive in the world and people are increasingly turning to other options to help pay for it
We cured your mother’s cancer, but your love fixed her broken heart
This Christmas I’d like to write a letter to the daughter of one of my patients – because I could cure her mother’s cancer but only she could ease the greatest pain
Cancer is political – as the argument about its causes shows
New research suggests that environmental factors are responsible for the huge majority of cancers; but opposing studies suggest it’s down to genetics and bad luck. Which you believe may depend on your own philosophy
Should acupuncture be used more widely in the NHS?
A growing body of healthcare practitioners believe acupunture should be offered routinely for more conditions including pain in labour and cancer
Study: pregnant women with cancer can be treated without harming fetus
Chemotherapy and other treatments did not adversely affect the health of their baby when compared with those born to mothers without cancer
Like Jackie Collins, I kept my cancer diagnosis a secret – and I don’t regret it
Keeping her illness from her sister Joan must have been one of the hardest decisions Jackie Collins had ever had to make – I did the same to protect my parents
‘What’s a uterus?’ Health illiteracy could be the death of us
As a doctor I meet women who believe gynaecological cancer can be caused by promiscuity, and people who don’t know how to take their pills. Education is the remedy
Gynaecological cancer: ‘women are literally dying of embarrassment’
If my patient had come a few months ealier, she would have been cured with a simple operation
Stigma around gynaecological cancer stopping women from visiting GP
One in five wrongly believe womb and ovarian cancers are linked to promiscuity, Eve Appeal poll reveals
Is it time to hit the booze before NHS cuts really kick in? – cartoon
Even drinking very small amounts of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer
The harm doctors do when patients are labelled ‘anxious’
Doctors are often too quick to label patients ‘anxious’ without considering the harm this can do to their care. We need to put ourselves in their shoes
My wife’s £10,000 bill for cancer treatment makes me appreciate the NHS
Faced with the huge cost of vital healthcare in South Africa, I’ve realised how lucky we are to have the NHS in the UK. We must fight to protect it
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