Declaring my cancer on First Dates is helping others with terminal illness
The Channel 4 reality dating show didn’t lead to love, but Marie Curie asked me to share my experiences and raise awareness of its daffodil appeal
Heal thyself: meet the doctors living with the conditions they treat
Would you be in safer hands if your doctor had the same illness as you? We hear from a dermatologist with a skin complaint, a psychiatrist with depression, an oncologist who survived cancer and a maternal fetal medicine specialist who couldn’t conceive. By Chris Broughton
Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early death
Scientists say even just 2.5 portions daily can lower chance of heart disease, stroke, cancer and premature death
How air pollution harms your health – and how to avoid it
It can cause eye irritation, breathing difficulties and heart disease. Here are ways to limit the damage
Every doctor has one death they remember. For me, it was you
You had cancer and only hours to live; your husband’s last wish was for your parents to see you one last time
Tackling cancer treatment myths, from clean eating to cannabis
We sort through some of the most persistent and pernicious myths surrounding cancer and its treatment
Save our crisp potatoes! Why I’m browned off about the cancer warning
The Food Standards Agency’s latest advice reverses two decades of cooking evolution when, in the search for fuller and deeper flavours, food has gone darker
Everything you wanted to know about cancer diets
The internet is awash with people claiming that ‘miracle diets’ can prevent or cure cancer. But beware – taking the wrong advice can be disastrous, say experts
Prostate cancer laser treatment could be a gamechanger for men
A drug that can kill cancerous cells without the side-effects of radical surgery is causing massive excitement for good reason
Yes, 2016 was jinxed by karmic voodoo, but I never thought I’d live to see it
Death has been relentless this year, with one quite important exception – me. When I was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago, the worst case scenario was ‘dead by Christmas 2006’