The poison’s still in the fridge, but perhaps I don’t want it after all

Paula Cocozza: In July, sick with cancer, Jo Beecham talked in this newspaper about stashing life-ending drugs in her fridge, in case she wanted to hasten her end. But as the disease wore on, and she received better palliative care, she had second thoughts

Trust Me, I’m a Doctor; Curing Cancer review – debunked health myths v extraordinary medical science

Bognor Regis’ Italian contingent proving that pasta can, in fact, be good for you is no match for the moving – and fascinating – story of cancer patients’ journey to recovery, writes Sam Wollaston

Give schoolboys HPV vaccine, says charity

Routine immunisation of schoolboys would curb spread of certain types of cancer, argues Royal Society for Public Health

Womb cancer: the most common diagnosis you’ve never heard of

Womb cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, yet there is very little awareness about it. Daloni Carlisle, who was diagnosed with the disease last year, explains the symptoms and treatment options

Britons spend a year of their lives hungover. Time for a sober October?

Macmillan Cancer Support estimates – conservatively – that the average person in the UK spends 315 days in a self-inflicted fug. Here’s your chance to give your liver a break

Walking a mile a day can cut risk of dying from cancer by 40% – study

Exercise can reduce chance of dying from breast or prostate cancer and help with treatment side-effects, says Macmillan

Does a daily aspirin prevent cancer?

A study suggests that an aspirin a day can help prevent colon, oesophagus and stomach cancers. So should we all be self-medicating? Luisa Dillner investigates

Expanding waistlines will cause 3,500 more cancers each year, study finds

Scientists hope that linking 12,000 cancers each year to people being overweight will spark more action against obesity

The vasectomy-cancer link made me wince. But ignorance is the real danger

James Mackenzie: Vasectomies increase the risk of prostate cancer, a survey has found. But for men the taboo about discussing sexual health is perhaps a bigger threat

My cancer plan: poison in the fridge

Jo Beecham was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2011. She keeps a stock of drugs ready so that she can choose when to die

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