cancer

Scientists have discovered the first stage of a ‘DNA repair engine' that reverses the beneficial effects of chemotherapy.

Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have urged advisers to raise clients' awareness of the cost of surviving cancer.

Axa has enhanced its critical illness (CI) cover following a product review and consultation with advisers.

Terminally ill cancer patients and people undergoing chemotherapy are being threatened with benefit cuts if they do not attend back-to-work interviews, Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizens Advice have warned.

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung.

Terminally ill cancer patients and people undergoing chemotherapy are being threatened with benefit cuts if they do not attend back-to-work interviews, warn Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizens Advice.

The NHS in England must get better at diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage if it is to improve survival rates, the cancer tsar has said.

The UK obesity epidemic is not without repercussions in the insurance industry. James Shattock explains.

People with impaired lives are vulnerable and in need of protection, Nicky Bray explores why it is so important for them to take out the right cover to protect both their dependants and themselves.

The recession is having a distinct effect on the usage of employee assistance programmes (EAP) in the workplace through employees feeling increasingly stressed, according to Canada Life.