Calling a truce in the war on cancer
Nicolaus Mills: A recent crop of cancer stories suggests that it does not have to be a defeat to admit having a disease one cannot beat
My only sister has cancer so I’m fighting it too
The role of brothers and sisters is often forgotten when a sibling is seriously ill. Shelley Silas has one sister, Leah, who has been living with cancer for three years
Don’t let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun
Response: There are many good reasons why we won't – and shouldn't – give up our tan, says Sam Shuster
Young patients turn to blogs to make cancer public
Three young people explain how writing a blog helps them explore their feelings about what it's like to live with the disease
No link to child cancer from phone masts, finds study
Imperial College London researchers dismiss connection between living near mobile phone masts while pregnant and increased risk of cancer among children
Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers
Drinking more than four cups of coffee a day decreases the risk of developing certain cancers, a study suggests
Cancer scare headlines are not new
Richard Evans: Scientists and journalists have been publishing overblown reports for a century – no wonder people still don't trust them
My week: Ruth Otto, mammographer
Breast cancer screening is an intimate job. Some women will tell you their life stories in three minutes
Fruit and vegetables have little effect on cancer risk, study finds
Research points to weak link between five a day and protection against cancer
How to improve UK cancer survival
Emine Saner asks the experts how the NHS can catch up with Europe
Memo to medics: it’s about emotions as well as tumours
Zoe Williams: The latest dust-up among breast cancer experts shines a light into the grey areas of the NHS's screening programme
Ten million Britons at risk from cancer, new research reveals
Swedish scientists confirm role played by high blood sugar levels
I don’t need a war to fight my cancer. I need empowering as a patient
Mike Marqusee: Using the martial metaphor for something as complex as cancer makes the disease ripe for political and financial exploitation
First cancer genome sequences reveal how mutations lead to disease
Scientists sequence genomes of cancer cells for first time, revealing pattern of mutations that could eventually be used to tailor treatments to particular patients
Blood Matters by Masha Gessen
A frank and powerful memoir about a mastectomy impresses Imogen Carter