Risk factors for catching cancer

Usually the disease is a combination of genetic propensity and environmental circumstances

Cancer risk casts doubt over future of HRT

We must 'seriously question' whether hormone-replacement therapy has role in modern medicine, says expert

Endoscopic technology would enable doctors to test for colorectal cancer biomarkers during internal examinations

World Cancer Research Fund report links disease to diet and says breastfeeding could help in prevention

New research suggests long-term use can increase chance of secondary tumours but experts say benefits outweigh risk

Sarah Gabriel talks to Louise Carpenter about the gene mutation and cancer that turned her world upside down

The World Cancer Research Fund's warnings against processed meat are hard for a ham fan to swallow

Bad habits 'could lead to bowel disease in later life' says World Cancer Research Fund

Jeff Jarvis: When I got my diagnosis, my first instinct was to blog

Esther Addley: We learned this week that sunbeds cause cancer – just like arsenic, asbestos and cigarettes