cancer

Employers are being left exposed to the fallout from cancer cases by a lack of specific planning, support and management according to research conducted among 500 HR professionals.

E-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health according to a Royal College of Physicians report.

The cost of health insurance claims for cancer treatment among contractors and tradespeople has increased by 84% since 2012 according to ECIS.

The Cancer Drugs Fund has not been managed effectively and the government is still unable to assess the benefit to cancer patients, the Public Accounts Committee has found.

Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by nearly 10% over 10 years according to the latest analysis released on World Cancer Day by Cancer Research UK.

Cancer patients could be at risk of losing their homes if proposed government cuts to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) go ahead, according to research commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support.

Almost 700,000 new cases of cancer linked to being overweight or obese could be diagnosed in the UK during the next 20 years, a report has warned.

Three in five (61%) of UK adults fear they won't be able to pay the bills if they become ill with cancer, Aviva's latest Health Check UK Report has highlighted.

Cases of oral cancer are increasing and are now the tenth most common cancer in men according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK.

Regional differences between diagnosing cancers at late and early stages mean that 20,000 people could have a better chance of survival if all regions reached the level of the best.