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Obesity set to overtake smoking as top cause of cancer deaths say scientists
Doctors have to encourage patients to change their lifestyle to prevent epidemic.
Recording studio offers cancer patients a musical legacy
Ccancer patient describes long hours at the studio as therapeutic.
Rio Ferdinand: Football world unites to express sadness after Rebecca Ellison's cancer death
QPR team wear black armbands as Manchester United, West Ham and Liverpool send condolences.
Takeda Pharma drops on $2.7bn charge to settle Actos lawsuits
Asia's largest drugmaker was accused of failing to warn users that Actos could raise the risk for bladder cancer.
Toothbrushes could test DNA for cancer and Alzheimer's, Oxford Nanopore says
Tiny microchips embedded in household appliances could check your DNA for diseases.
Taking too many vitamins and food supplements 'can give you cancer', warns new study
American researchers suggest that evidence shows that people who take more dietary supplements than needed tend to have a higher risk of developing cancer.
Jeremy Clarkson reveals cancer scare before alleged attack on Top Gear producer
Clarkson says doctors told him that he 'probably' had cancer before he attacked Top Gear producer.
Danish scientists say a simple blood test can be used to predict breast cancer
'Truly amazing' technique could prove more useful than mammograms.
Taylor Swift reveals mother Andrea has cancer: 'She's got an important battle to fight'
Shake It Off hitmaker confirmed the devastating news in Tumblr post.
Cynthia Lennon: First wife of John Lennon dies of cancer aged 75
Cynthia was married to John at the height of Beatlemania.
How Milton Keynes scientists are training dogs to sniff out cancer
Milton Keynes scientists training dogs to pick up smell of lethal disease.
Gamechangers: Like Nigella Lawson and Kate Gross, having children has made me face my mortality
Confronting death has become more pressing to me now that I am a mother.
Google patents Parkinson's and cancer-fighting wristband
Google's wristband targets and destroys cancer and Parkinson's cells using 'external energy source'.
Lance Armstrong Tour de France charity ride 'disrespectful' as Geoff Thomas responds to critics
UCI president Brian Cookson calls for the disgraced drugs cheat to withdraw from pre-Tour ride
Cola's darkside: Caramel coloured soft drinks increase risk of cancer
A report has found that caramel colour used in some co is a possible carcinogen.
Magic mushrooms and LSD 'may help cancer sufferers come to terms with death' - scientists
Scientists in UK and US say hallucinogenic drugs have probable health benefits
Smoking is more lethal than previously thought
The report claims that at least five more diseases are associated with smoking.
NHS hospitals to trial breathalyser that can detect early stage lung cancer
A £1m clinical trial will see two hospitals receive the breathalyser this summer.
World Cancer Day 2015: 'I felt like a fraud' – the unique struggle of rare cancer patients
Many people with cancer have rare forms which don't receive the same attention as others.
UK: Five-year-old 'Spiderman' internet star loses battle with cancer
Jayden Wilson became an internet star after his father dressed up as Spiderman to cheer him up.
NHS fights cancer and inherited ailments with new genomic centres
The NHS is launching 11 genomic medicine centres across the country
Japanese cancer survivor gives birth using 12-year-old frozen egg
The woman had two eggs frozen in 2001.
World's oldest two-faced cat dies of cancer aged 15
The world's oldest Janus feline, a cat with two faces, two mouths, two noses and three blue eyes called Frank and Louie, has died.
E-Cigarettes Contain '10 Times More Carcinogens Than Regular Tobacco'
Harmful cancer-agents found in vapour by research commissioned by Japan's Health Ministry.
Broccoli and Garlic Help Reduce Cancer Risk 'by Modifying Immune Response'
Selenium found in garlic and broccoli was found to slow down the overexpressed immune response in some kinds of cancer.
Macmillan: 1,000 Britons a Day Will Be Diagnosed with Cancer in 2016
New analysis shows more than 360,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with the disease
Google's X Division Pioneers a Super Pill that Seeks Out and Identifies Illnesses
The search engine giant's latest project is researching a capsule that hunts out malignant cells and test for cancer.
Marcia Strassman: Honey I Shrunk The Kids Actress Dies at 66
66-Year-Old star of screens big and small dies after long battle with breast cancer.
Grandmother Spends £4,000 to WiFi-Proof Home from 'Cancer-Causing' Signals
Health concerns cause pensioner to spend thousands protecting home from Wi-Fi and phone signals
Cardiac Stress Testing in US: 'Half a Billion Dollars Wasted and Hundreds Exposed to Cancerous Radiation'
New York University study shows risk of unnecessary cardiac stress tests with radiological imaging