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The NHS has proposed removing some drugs from the list of those funded by the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).

Royal London has announced a new fundraising goal of £68,000 for the charity Bloodwise, formerly Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

The four year crude survival rate for head and neck cancers varies by over 30% depending on the type of cancer, an audit has found.

Older cancer patients are no less likely to refuse treatment than younger patients, but are less likely to receive treatment, research from Macmillan has found.

Seven out of ten people know someone with cancer, while 63% have or have had a family member or close friend with cancer, research for Macmillan Cancer Support has found.

After the election 17% of people say its outcome has made them more likely to want private healthcare, a survey for Benenden has found.

Staff from Thetford-based Anglia Healthcare will compete at the Hercules Festival of Sport to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time, having increased from 14,200 a year around 20 years ago, Cancer Research UK has found.

Patrick McIntosh, the financial adviser who trekked to the South Pole after repeatedly beating cancer, has been appointed the first ambassador for Seven Families.

Scottish Widows has published its individual direct protection claims stats, which show that over £190 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2014.