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AXA PPP healthcare has also launched a new national press and TV advertising campaign - highlighting the support and reassurance they offer to members undergoing treatment for cancer.

Women could one day be diagnosed and treated for breast cancer through a simple blood test, researchers have said.

More people are set to beat cancer as treatments improve and diagnosis is made earlier, according to Cancer Research UK.

Carriers of certain gene mutations are at greater risk of developing breast cancer if exposed to chest X-rays, research has shown.

The widening critical illness protection gap will only get worse but there will be no easy answer, reinsurer RGA has said.

Zurich's half year results showed 91% of critical illness claims were paid out.

Nine of London's NHS trusts are at the bottom of a league table measuring cancer patient experience across England, according to Macmillan data.

The Department of Health has announced an update on the bowel cancer campaign to promote early diagnosis.

The number of older people living with cancer in the UK is set to treble by 2040 with increased demand on health services, Macmillan has reported.

Results have been published for a novel drug that appears to help extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, Best Medical Cover has reported.