A new NHS database of genes linked to cancer could enable patients and their families in England to find out whether they are at risk of developing the disease.People ...

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIBBCJennifer Dummigan was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2024Jennifer Dummigan's cancer journey was different to that of most people in Northern Ireland.In December 2023, ...

Arts Council of WalesStrictly star Amy Dowden with Dance to Health instructor Emma Jenkins, who leads the group of over-60s in SwanseaStrictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said even ...

A woman says she felt "so guilty" for having skin cancer while pregnant with her son.Emma Giannuzzi, 36, from Rogerstone, Newport, used sunbeds regularly in her late teens and ...

Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporterLucy TurnerLucy said she was elated at the thought of spending Christmas for the first time with her baby son, SandyWhen Lucy Turner was diagnosed ...

James GallagherHealth and science correspondentBBCA therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report.The ...

Comedian Peter Kay has announced all of the profits from his 2026 stand-up tour will be donated to 12 cancer charities.The comic from Bolton, 52, is launching his Better ...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesFormer prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he is being treated for prostate cancer.It is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with ...

Former Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer.Lord Cameron, 59, told the Times newspaper his wife had insisted he go for a check-up ...

Fergus WalshMedical EditorGettyA major prostate cancer screening trial aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been launched in the UK. The first letters have been ...

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIBBCDr Jilly O'Hagan says patients are facing traumatic waits for diagnosis and treatment A County Antrim GP has said she is "hugely concerned" for ...

Chloe Hayward, Nick Triggle & Daniel WainwrightBBC NewsBBCJust three trusts out of 121 in England are treating cancer patients quickly enoughAlmost every hospital trust in England is failing to ...