Household electromagnetic radiation doesn’t make you ill or give you cancer. Here’s why
People suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity are ill. But when you look at the evidence, it’s not electromagnetic radiation that’s the problem
Top 10 books about cancer
Treatment of this cruel disease has advanced hugely in recent years, but writers from Philip Roth to Christopher Hitchens show the awful human cost it still exacts
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi review – thoughtful and poignant
A dying surgeon contemplates his mortality and his vocation in this moving, astute farewell
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