UK’s oesophageal cancer rate is worst in Europe Cancer charity attributes Britain's poor global placing – equal with Rwanda – to high alcohol intake and growing obesity
Multiple gene test allows more targeted treatment of cancer SNaPshot test looks for mutations in key genes of patients with cancer so they can be given the most effective drugs
Wales bans unsupervised sunbeds New rules to combat skin cancer say businesses in Wales face fines of up to £5,000 if they provide unsupervised sunbeds
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee – review Siddhartha Mukherjee's masterly 'biography of cancer' makes for a great story, as well as an important history of scientific progress, writes Sarah Boseley
Women bear brunt as dementia deaths rise to 25,000 Fatal heart attacks, strokes and cancers down, but ONS figures show Alzheimer's deaths up 11%
Rob Buckman obituary Oncologist, writer and broadcaster who investigated medical matters with humour and zest
Cancer-fighting ‘superbroccoli’ goes on sale in UK Broccoli bred to contain three times normal level of compound that may protect against heart disease and some cancers
Suntans: my happier shade of pale Julie Bindel: We've long wrestled with the social connotations of a tan. But sunbathing is just no way to holiday
Adding caffeine to sunscreen could guard against skin cancer Caffeine may help protect against some skin cancers by promoting the destruction of cells damaged by sunlight