Cancer

The number of people in the UK who will be diagnosed with cancer will increase by a third by 2040, according to new figures. This will take the number of…

TV personality Dame Esther Rantzen has shared that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In a statement issued to the PA news agency, Esther explained that she had received…

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has spoken about how he is using his sense of humour to help him through his cancer treatment. The Welsh comic disclosed last year that he had…

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has given a health update after sharing earlier this year that he was undergoing treatment for cancer. In an interview with BBC Radio Wales, the former Never…

Kirstie Alley, the actor who starred in the iconic sitcom “Cheers” and dozens of other films and movies, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 71. Her children…

Duran Duran’s original guitarist Andy Taylor has shared his diagnosis with stage four prostate cancer. The musician had been due to reunite with his former bandmates – Simon Le Bon,…

Over the past decade, evidence has been building that chemical hair straighteners, relaxers and dyes potentially contribute to our risk of developing certain cancers. Past research has found that hair…

George Alagiah is taking a break from presenting the BBC’s News At Six after scans showed his cancer has spread further. The 66-year-old newsreader was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel…

Ed Sheeran helped Tom Parker pay for cancer treatment prior to his death, the late Wanted singer’s autobiography has revealed. Tom died in March the age of 33 after being…

Cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James has been awarded a damehood, the government has confirmed. The co-host of the You, Me and the Big C podcast, who was diagnosed…