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Britain has poor cancer survival rate in the over 70′s

A recent study has shown that the UK has one of the poorest cancer survival rates for people over 70 in Europe. In recent years however this number has improved as healthcare providers are working hard to diagnose cancer at an earlier stage, which makes treatment more successful.

Hazel Brodie is an expert in elderly cancer [...]

Obesity and cancer

Obesity has been revealed as one of the biggest causers of cancer in new research produced by Cancer Research UK. Smoking is currently believed to be the largest single contributing factor in cases of cancer, amounting to around 23% of male sufferers and in 15.6% in females.

Being overweight has been found to be a significant [...]