Doctor, doctor

Dr Tom Smith on suffering from a dry mouth, the dangers of being overwheight during pregnancy and the benefits of chewing gum and warming up

Keep taking the fruit and veg: Vitamin pills do not reduce cancer risk

Taking vitamin supplements does not reproduce the cancer prevention benefits of a healthy balanced diet

Fertility drugs may increase the risk of womb cancer in later life

Drugs taken by women to boost ovulation may increase their risk of developing cancer of the uterus

Early warning

Britain has one of Europe's worst cancer survival rates. Tom Nolan describes the symptoms to look out for

Doctor, doctor

Dr Tom Smith on teeth whitening, ovarian cancer and food poisoning

Researchers find no link between IVF and breast cancer

Large study will help to reassure patients concerned that powerful hormone doses might put them at risk

Study fails to find link between fertility treatment and breast cancer

Results from a large study reassure women that having fertility treatment will not increase their risk of developing breast cancer

Nobel prize for medicine split between cervical cancer and HIV research

Three scientists share Nobel prize for physiology and medicine for work on the human papilloma and the discovery of the HIV virus

Millions are ignorant about causes of cancer

Majority of people do not know about the carcinogenic properties of processed meat and alcohol

‘I still haven’t ruled out the possibility of lopping them off and starting again. Having had fake tits for nearly eight years now, it doesn’t seem such a big jump’

Self-confessed 'ageorexic' Christa D'Souza describes her experience of breast cancer