The inside track … on detecting cancer
It is very difficult to catch cancer at an early stage - GPs must listen carefully to patients
How to spot an illness just by looking at someone
There are some illnesses that have visible signs. So which are the ones to look out for?
We need to talk about cervical cancer
There are major differences in strategies for preventing cervical cancer across Europe, with little consensus on screening and vaccination. Débora Miranda is trying to find out why
Am I right to be taking tamoxifen?
A study on the results of taking this drug shows that even good news can be depressing
Sperm grown in laboratory raise hopes of male infertility treatments
Mouse sperm were grown using a technique that could also help preserve the fertility of boys undergoing cancer treatment
Good news about my cancer treatment
. . . but bad news comes with it
Scientist urges human papilloma virus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise
HPV, usually associated with cervical cancer, linked to throat and mouth tumours
The truth about breast cancer
One in eight women will now develop breast cancer, according to new research. It's a startling figure. But how accurate is it – and what can be done to lessen the risk?
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee – review
This magnificent study of cancer suggests that, for all medicine's advances, we cannot beat a disease that is a distorted version of ourselves, says Alexander Linklater