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Aviva has launched a new group protection proposition offering policy holders and members a full suite of workplace products and services following its merger with Friends Life.

Breast cancer is the was the common cause of female Critical Illness (CI) claims from Aviva and Friends Life, accounting for 44% of all claims by females in 2014, the insurer has revealed.

The NHS has met the majority of its cancer waiting targets, however it has missed two, figures for July 2015 have revealed.

Legal & General (L&G) paid out £422,500 on children's critical illness (CI) cover claims for leukaemia in 2014, the figure has been released for National Leukaemia Awareness Month.

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.