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A new study from Cancer Research UK and published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found death rates from the disease among those aged 35 to 69 have plummeted, thanks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at cutting smoking.

A new policy - named after Martha Mills, 13, who died in 2021 - means patients and families worried in hospital will get a second opinion from a critical care team

Swine flu is a respiratory disease and its main symptoms include fever, tiredness, a cough and a sore throat. However, some people also develop loss of appetite and vomiting

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved the combination of daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone as an option for adults with untreated myeloma

Care homes and those who are housebound will be able to get their Covid and flu vaccinations from today, starting with the most vulnerable groups

Stephen Cossins, 71, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, thought 'that's it then' when he was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer back in 2016 but is free of the disease today

The bird flu cases are believed to be linked to exposure to sick birds on a single poultry farm where the two patients had recently worked, according to the UK Health Security Agency

In a scathing intervention, Professor Richard Sullivan and Dr Ajay Aggarwal warned the move is a sign that the government is not willing to deal with the "complexity and escalated costs" of effective cancer treatment

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, explains why rates of lower and upper respiratory tract infections are well above the average

Angus Hall-Hulme is urging others to support lifesaving cancer research after his wife, Victoria Hall-Hulme, tragically passed away weeks after their wedding, following her bowel cancer diagnosis