" Childhood obesity, widespread in many industrialized countries, is linked particularly to the early age at which the first ...

Scientists have pinpointed a “Big Bang” moment in bowel cancer—when cells first evade the immune system. This early immune ...

Like the astronomical explosion that kickstarted the universe, bowel cancer has a "Big Bang" moment which determines how it ...

UK prostate cancer rates are up 10% since 2015 - a rise attributed to an ageing population and better diagnostics.

Studies since then have shown that serotonin can switch on genes involved in cancer growth. This mechanism has been seen in brain, liver and pancreatic cancers – and it may play a role in many other ...

The NHS has urged people to see their GP if they experience a symptom lasting three weeks or longer. According to the health ...

Tom Collins, research lead for discovery research at the Wellcome Trust, said: "Through tracing the earliest stages of bowel ...

SCREENING men for prostate cancer could slash deaths by 13 per cent, saving thousands of lives a year, a study suggests.

The common cholesterol-lowering medication protects patients’ mental skills used to plan, organise and manage emotions ...

A CANCER that creeps up quietly, spotted when it’s too late – 60 per cent of patients will die within a year of their ...

People across the Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and the Black Country are being urged to work-out for a worthy cause to help ...

A top gastrointestinal specialist has shed light on one of the most overlooked signs of bowel cancer - and why recognising ...