cancer

Critical Illness

Skin cancer incidence increases by 78%

Malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has increased by 78% among males and 48% among females from 2003 to 2012, official figures have shown.

clock 20 June 2014 •

Income Protection

Cancer patients wait six months for disability benefits

At least 4,500 cancer patients (29%) have waited six months or more to find out whether they will even be awarded their disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after claiming, according to estimates by Macmillan Cancer Support.

clock 16 June 2014 •

Marketing

Disease of the Month: Non-melanoma skin cancer

Recently in the news after alarming statistics detailing its prevalence, Non-melanoma skin cancer is a public health menace. PruProtect's Fergus Bescoby explains the implications

clock 08 May 2014 • 8 min read

Critical Illness

Half of all cancer patients survive 'at least' 10 years

Half of people diagnosed with cancer today will survive their disease for at least 10 years, according to figures from Cancer Research UK.

clock 29 April 2014 •

Critical Illness

Kidney cancer diagnosis rises but survival improves

Incidence of kidney cancer have risen over 2 decades although survival rates have improved, according to a new report.

clock 17 April 2014 • 2 min read

Marketing

Lung cancer survivors ten times more likely to get new cancer than other survivors

Large variations in survival for breast, prostate, lung and brain cancers have prompted Macmillan Cancer Support to urge NHS leaders and GPs to boost post cancer care.

clock 04 April 2014 •

Marketing

Female lung cancer rates have accelerated - Cancer Research

Lung cancer rates in women have risen 73% over the last forty years according to new Cancer Research UK .

clock 20 March 2014 •

Regulation

Macmillan Cancer Support endorses Gov Committee PIP criticism

Macmillan Cancer Support has highlighted continuing problems with the Personal Independence Payment, as highlighted by the Government's own Work and Pensions Committee (WPC), labelling claims backlogs as "appalling".

clock 18 March 2014 •

Critical Illness

Kidney cancer rates soar by 30%

Kidney cancer rates have 'soared' by 30% over the past decade, according to research.

clock 27 February 2014 •

Critical Illness

World cancer death toll 50% higher among males- research

Global cancer death rates are more than 50% higher in men than women, according to the latest figures from Cancer Research UK.

clock 14 February 2014 •