Fruit and vegetables do not reduce overall cancer risk, review concludes
Reducing smoking and alcohol consumption is a far better way to avoid cancer, decade of research shows
Fruit and veg consumption and cancer
Story tracker: A review of research suggests eating more fruit and vegetables will not protect you against cancer. Is this the last word on the issue?
If cancer treatment makes me lose my hair …
Deborah Orr: I have a cunning plan. People might get the wrong idea, but that's the fun of it
Calling a truce in the war on cancer
Nicolaus Mills: A recent crop of cancer stories suggests that it does not have to be a defeat to admit having a disease one cannot beat
My only sister has cancer so I’m fighting it too
The role of brothers and sisters is often forgotten when a sibling is seriously ill. Shelley Silas has one sister, Leah, who has been living with cancer for three years
Don’t let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun
Response: There are many good reasons why we won't – and shouldn't – give up our tan, says Sam Shuster
Young patients turn to blogs to make cancer public
Three young people explain how writing a blog helps them explore their feelings about what it's like to live with the disease
No link to child cancer from phone masts, finds study
Imperial College London researchers dismiss connection between living near mobile phone masts while pregnant and increased risk of cancer among children
Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers
Drinking more than four cups of coffee a day decreases the risk of developing certain cancers, a study suggests
Cancer scare headlines are not new
Richard Evans: Scientists and journalists have been publishing overblown reports for a century – no wonder people still don't trust them