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Children risk cancer by eating salami and ham, warns charity

Bad habits 'could lead to bowel disease in later life' says World Cancer Research Fund

Why I’m blogging about my cancer

Jeff Jarvis: When I got my diagnosis, my first instinct was to blog

How Britain fell in love with the tan

Esther Addley: We learned this week that sunbeds cause cancer – just like arsenic, asbestos and cigarettes

Skin cancer: ‘Most days I am just grateful. I know I’ve been very lucky’

A melanoma survivor talks about her experience of treatment and life after cancer

Crackdown on sunbeds to cut cancer danger

Government review after worldwide study shows carcinogenic risk as high as tobacco

Calories in iced coffees increase risk of cancer, experts find

Drinks such as frappuccinos found by World Cancer Research Fund to have as many calories as an evening meal

France falls out of love with topless sunbathing

Health concerns and new feminist priorities mean French women are covering up on the beach

Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, says study

Scientists find striking difference in risk of disease in blood but acknowledge more research is needed

GPs’ failure to spot ovarian cancer is costing lives, says report

A major new report reveals how two-thirds of ovarian cancer cases are not referred by GPs immediately

Fat-rich diets ‘raise risk of pancreatic cancer’

Researchers have found people who consumed most animal fat had higher risk of developing the cancer

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