The golden touch
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights hospital infections. Peta Bee reveals the surprisingly practical uses of precious metals in medicine
Vitamin C: good or bad?
Helen Pidd There's no evidence that injecting vitamin C is effective in treating human cancer
A health ticket to ride
As Britain's second biggest killer, prostate cancer is hard to talk about. But Alex Games rises to the cycle challenge that will raise awareness, with help from some well-known supporters
Appalling hype of a drug for prostate cancer
Richard Smith: It seems good news: a new weapon against an invidious disease. But the reality is much less straightforward
Can broccoli cure cancer?
Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables contain a group of phytochemicals that seem to have cancer-preventing properties
Scenes from cancer’s theatre of the absurd
Review: Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting by Meredith Norton and My Diary by Mio MatsumotoTwo books provide wry insights into what it is like to live with breast cancer, says Geraldine Bedell, and why humour often seems the only rational response
Running to recover
Katharine Locke had never exercised before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After months of painful treatment she completed her first 5km challenge
Stop the rot
Researchers have found a link between gum disease and cancer. How worried should we be, asks Lucy Atkins
Surviving skin cancer
Lucy Johnston was told she had a malignant melanoma at the age of 23
Skin cancer epidemic as Britons flock to the sun
Doctors are campaigning for paler skin to become as fashionable - and safe - as it was in Victorian times. Jo Revill reports
Thousands of girls to get cancer jab
Thousands of teenage girls in Scotland will be given a vaccine intended to prevent the development of cervical cancer in later life
I am lucky
More than 16 years have passed since my beloved sister died from breast cancer. Aged just 40 and with three small children, she didn't want to die and she fought hard
Doctor, doctor
Dr Tom Smith answers your questions
Cancer drugs at risk as plant species die off
Medicines for HIV and cancer could be lost because plants used in their preparation are facing extinction, experts have warned
Playing doctors and nurses
Hepatitis, diabetes, cholesterol, chlamydia ... Go into any chemist today and there are shelves laden with home-testing kits. But are they a useful first-line tool for the well-worried, or a dangerous waste of time and money? Self-confessed hypochondriac John O'Connell puts his finger on the line