Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer cases

Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living

Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog

Cancer charity to expand nutrition lessons after trial cut NHS waiting lists

Maggie’s describes approach that uses food to help patients with recovery as ‘win-win’ and calls for collaboration in new government strategy

My friend has cancer and talks about ending her life. Should I tell her family?

Your friend fears dependency and wants to regain control. Is there someone you can talk to about your own feelings?

The truth about the ‘gender care gap’: are men really more likely to abandon their ill wives?

It’s one thing facing a major diagnosis; it’s quite another dealing with your partner pulling away. But does the stereotype match the reality?

It’s entirely reasonable to be in awe of surgeons – but patients need someone they can talk to

Technical prowess must not come at the cost of good bedside manner – and being able to balance facts with empathy

The kindness of strangers: when I found out my cancer had spread, the woman in the next bed reached out

The doctors told me I would need a second mastectomy and extensive chemotherapy. I felt as if I’d been hit by a truck

The kindness of strangers: a nurse saw me crying and asked if I wanted a hug

I had cancer and I was alone in hospital when it all suddenly hit me. I have never needed a hug more in my life

‘I still want to achieve’: people living with stage 4 cancer embrace Chris Hoy charity ride

Inaugural Tour de 4 is tailored to individuals’ physical abilities and aims to challenge assumptions about stage 4 cancer

I’ve been diagnosed with cancer twice in the past 12 months. Here’s what the pamphlets don’t tell you

The hospital gave me a stack of helpful information when I was first diagnosed last Christmas. But they didn’t tell me to bring spare underwear to work

Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’

‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer

Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease

My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex. This story is all too familiar

Many cancer patients suffer sexual health problems but this important quality of life indicator is woefully ignored

‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them

All her life Jean Hannah Edelstein had tried to feel comfortable with her breasts, battling unwelcome attention and breastfeeding woes. But then came cancer and a double mastectomy – and she realised she was losing something she loved

Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function

Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possible