Flying doctor

My husband is in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has been clear for five years. The chemotherapy has resulted in peripheral nerve damage and he has numbness in the feet and lack of circulation to both legs. We would very much like to visit Australia next year for a family wedding. Is there any significant danger of DVT, and what can be done to reduce the risk of catching anything through the recirculated air?

Hard to swallow

Can aspirin really help beat breast cancer? Dr Luisa Dilner assesses a new report.

The cancer revolution

When Sarah Allen, a mother of four, discovered she had a virulent form of breast cancer, she feared for her future. Two years on, she is the symbol of a biotechnological success that promises to change for ever our treatment of disease. Jo Revill reports.

Half a pint of fear, please

So now we're told drinking increases our risk of breast cancer. But the risk is tiny. There are more important issues around alcohol to worry about, says Sarah Boseley.