Cancer charities reassure women over use of tamoxifen

New research suggests long-term use can increase chance of secondary tumours but experts say benefits outweigh risk

‘What am I to say to them?’

Sarah Gabriel talks to Louise Carpenter about the gene mutation and cancer that turned her world upside down

The World Cancer Research Fund's warnings against processed meat are hard for a ham fan to swallow

Bad habits 'could lead to bowel disease in later life' says World Cancer Research Fund

Jeff Jarvis: When I got my diagnosis, my first instinct was to blog

Esther Addley: We learned this week that sunbeds cause cancer – just like arsenic, asbestos and cigarettes

A melanoma survivor talks about her experience of treatment and life after cancer

Government review after worldwide study shows carcinogenic risk as high as tobacco

Drinks such as frappuccinos found by World Cancer Research Fund to have as many calories as an evening meal

Health concerns and new feminist priorities mean French women are covering up on the beach

Scientists find striking difference in risk of disease in blood but acknowledge more research is needed

A major new report reveals how two-thirds of ovarian cancer cases are not referred by GPs immediately

Researchers have found people who consumed most animal fat had higher risk of developing the cancer

Laura Barton: In the sunbed capital of Britain, the sharp increase in skin cancer rates feels almost irrelevant. Here, the tan is still king

Michael Hann: It took me 15 months to go on my first run. What harms men's health is indolence, not ignorance